marni-j

The Zanzibarian guilts

Posted by marni-j | 11th July 2008

After 3 months of volunteering, my friend Emma and i were ready for a holiday. We planned to do the touristy things that people come to Tanzania to do. So we went on Safari, followed by a trip to the exotic island of Zanzibar. And that's when the guilt set in. I had just spent the last 3 months telling people i had no more money to give them. And when people asked me if i was going home after Tanzania i started saying yes. It was easier to lie. Easier than explaining that Tanzania was just the start of my trip and that London was my next destination with the rest of Europe at my feet.

So we went on safari and tried not to think about what this kind of money could buy in a local village and how many kids you could send to school with it. With that pushed to the back of our minds we enjoyed being tourists and seeing more of the country where we had been working and what was outside the village of Tengeru where we had been living for the past 3 months. It's just sad that most people wh

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