Tanzania Stories


3 long days of boats, buses and taxis: destination Lake Malawi

Yes, I am still alive! I apologize for the delay since my last post but I have been in Malawi and the internet connection here has to be one of the worst (if not the worst) I’ve ever experienced anywhere in the world. I’ll get into it more later on but I’ve been teaching teens how to use the internet and it’s quite agonizing to teach them when it take...


Strolling through Zanzibar's Stone Town (but sweating like I'm running)

I wasn't sure how I would feel about Zanzibar since I'm not really a beach person. The $35 ferry cost (each way) also made me think twice about going but in the end I caved since everyone I met raved about it. My first impression, upon getting off the boat and walking the 6 minutes it took to get to a guesthouse that was recommended to...


Trekking through the countryside in the Usambara mountains

After spending a boring weekend in ugly Arusha, I was hoping to sit in on the trials that are still going on regarding the Rwandan genocide. For some reason they are taking place in Arusha and they are meant to be open to the public so I decided to suffer through the weekend in town in order to get to listen in on Monday morning. Unfortunately, I wasn...


The Serengeti and the sociopath

I don't even know where to begin.  The last five days were both amazing and horrific at the same time.  Unfortunately, right now, the horrific parts are overshadowing the amazing parts but hopefully after going through the photos a few times, that will change.  Anyway, the short story is that I visited four national parks: Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngoro...