Manual Labour, Camel Rides and Reptile Madness in Tanzania
We’ve now been in Tanzania for over a week, and are all calling the house we stay in home – it’s where we enjoy massive portions of delicious food, watch movies with Mathias and his family, and lie...
View ArticleVisits to Orphanages, Day Trips and Nights Out
We’ve now completed not only our second project but a quarter of our time here in Tanzania! We were at a secondary school this week building the foundations for a kitchen. This involved digging a...
View ArticleFinishing Projects and Visiting Masai Villages in Tanzania
This week, the group was split in two, as half attempted to conquer Kilimanjaro, while Andrew, Hannah and I stayed in Arusha for one last project here. We were at another secondary school painting one...
View ArticlePainting Murals, Hiking up Mountains and Bathing in Hot Springs in Tanzania
Hi everyone! Our second week here in Arusha has gone so fast! This week, we’ve been continuing on from last week with our internship at Bluebell school. They set us the task of painting murals on the...
View ArticleFinal Moments at Bluebell School
Hi everyone! Week three here in Arusha has come to an end, with lots of work to finish up at the school we’ve been working at, Bluebell, we are all pretty tired! But feeling very accomplished. This...
View ArticleTeaching in Tanzania
Hi everyone! We’re into week 5 of our Tanzania adventure now! This week we’ve been back in our main base, Arusha, but have been working at a different place every few days. We started off the week at...
View ArticleArusha has become home, it’s now time to leave…
It is strange how fast time flies here. Even though the pace of life is slow and relaxed, it seems like each week just comes and goes quicker than the one before it. It’s the start of Week 7 and we...
View ArticleDelivering supplies, grinding coffee, glacial waters and awful karaoke!
Monday morning dawned with the news that we would finally be able to buy supplies and transport them to the orphanage in Lake Manyara that so desperately needed our help; the girls volunteered to...
View ArticleFootball matches, nightmare transport and historical insights
Our project for this week was nestled at the base of Mount Meru, a Maasai school in the most picturesque location. In our brief time at the school, we managed to complete the painting of the exterior...
View ArticleWeek 1 in Tanzania: adjusting to local life
After an 8 hour flight with a mediocre film selection and a menu that won’t be winning a Michelin star anytime soon we arrived in Arusha. The African experience kicked off with immigration an...
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