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African Adventure – first day at WEECE

Saturday, June 19, 2010

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December is actually the summer in Tanzania, so the weather can reach upwards of 100 degrees farenheit. The mornings, however, are nice and cool (lovin’ the jetlag!) After a brisk morning walk and breakfast, it was time to go to our volunteer placements. We stumbled into the van, and were slowly dropped off at our [...]

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African Adventure – Neema Orphanage

Saturday, June 19, 2010

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On our way to Neema orphanage, I was shocked to learn that many of the children that live there actually have a living parent. Tanzanian orphanages are for children whose mothers have died. Many of them still have fathers. In Tanzania, there is no sense of obligation for the fathers to keep their children after [...]

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African Adventure – meeting the neighbors

Friday, June 18, 2010

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Got up early (this could become a habit!) and went for a morning run a few miles down the dirt road. I passed a few locals that stared strangely after me. I’m not sure if it was my pale Mzungu skin that caught their eye, or the fact I was wearing shorts. *lol* Probably #2 [...]

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African Adventure – a day in Moshi-town

Thursday, June 17, 2010

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It was 6 a.m. on day 3, and it was hard to believe that I was wide awake. I’m not much of a morning person – which is probably the understatement of the century. I decided to take a shower, and thankfully, someone had turned on the hot water heater early enough that it wasn’t [...]

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African Adventure – Karanga Homebase

Monday, May 31, 2010

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After exiting the van, we took in the front view of our new home. By African standards, this place was a mansion. We were herded into the front living room that had decor reminiscent of the 1980s… We gathered around & waited…Tanzania time. For those of you not familiar with Tanzania time, it basically means [...]

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African Adventure – Waking up in Tanzania

Saturday, February 27, 2010

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I woke up the morning of my first day in Tanzania at 6 a.m. with the sun streaming through the windows of my cabana. I took a much needed shower, then headed to the center of the compound for a fabulous buffet breakfast consisting of Spanish omelet, mini plums/bananas, passion fruit juice, & some of [...]

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African Adventure – Arriving in Tanzania

Saturday, February 13, 2010

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As many of you know, I recently spent a month volunteering with Cross Cultural Solutions in Tanzania, Africa. Although I know I can’t truly describe the experience in words, I thought I’d share some of the highlights of my trip with you. So why travel to Africa? Several of my co-workers thought it was a [...]

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Safari…

Saturday, January 2, 2010

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Greetings from Africa – just thought I’d share a lil’ pic I took on safari. Many more to come. This young guy was hanging out in a tree next to our Land Rover…tired from the hot sun (hasn’t grown his mane yet). Luckily, he wasn’t too hungry!

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African Orphanage

Monday, December 28, 2009

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I visited an orphanage in Tanzania, Africa, last week. Thought I’d share a couple of pics from the day… lots more to share when I return to the States! Their smiles really do melt your heart.

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