The First Month

It is difficult to believe I have already been in country for over a month.  It has been strangely fast paced in overall time despite the slow pace of the individual days.  There are still a lot of things to talk about which I am shocked over because I figured I would have run out…

Singida/Yulansoni first trip out

This one will be a bit long as there are a lot of things to cover about the trip out to Singida and Yulansoni this first time as an individual.  While I have had the pleasure to go to both and to use local transportation to get to Singida in the past this trip as…

Chakula-Food

One of the many questions I was asked before coming here is what will you eat.  So I thought I would like to share a little about what I have been eating here, but please understand this is what I am eating at William and Martha’s house and around town in Arusha, it may change…

City Streets and Transportation

Ok so I promised more information on getting around in Arusha.  I want to start by trying to paint a picture for you.  There are two main roads in the city proper and one section paved connecting the two.  There are some paved side streets and some dirt ones.  The main road, Sokoine (pronounced so-ko-ee-nay)…