Author: The Urban Wanderer
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Beautiful Zanzibar
this post was originally from February 4, 2008 Get ready-I have a lot to tell you… On Wednesday last week we all went to Arusha. It is a city about 2 hours away and is quite congested with traffic compared to what I am used to here in Moshi. We got there and went to…
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The Babies of Africa
This post was originally from January 29, 2008 Hello habari za leo? Things are still going great here in Tanzania. I just enjoy every minute. All the other volunteers are amazing and I am making some really special friends. Part of this group goes home at the end of the week which sucks…but my turn is quickly…
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Safari Gone Wrong
This post was originally from January 27, 2008 Hujambo! I am just sitting here at the internet cafe enjoying my day. African music is playing and the chair that I am sitting in falling apart! Hah! So yesterday we woke up bright and early to go on a walking/canoe safari at Arusha National Park. We…
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Week 2 is almost over…
This post was originally from January 24, 2008 I can’t believe how fast time flies when you are having fun! Crap! I don’t want to go home. So let me tell you about a little girl named Rose. You see every morning all of the volunteers load into the CCS van and one by one we…
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The 3 Day Safari
This post was originally from January 21, 2008 The African saga continues and the last three days have been totally amazing! On Friday we were picked up by our guide and driven a good 3 hours north or so. We unpacked our camping gear and quickly jetted off to a Masai Village. When we got out…
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I am in AFRICA!
This post was originally from January 14, 2008 Hi there Everyone! I can’t believe that I am actually here in Tanzania. Not only will I be volunteering with CCS while I am here, but I have planned to meet my World Vision sponsor child as well. Because of this I have spent the last few months…
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Pre-Africa Jitters
This post was originally from January 7, 2008 As some of you know I am leaving for Tanzania on Friday. I just can’t believe how fast time flies. It seems like yesterday that I was searching for a volunteer organization on line. I will be volunteering with an organization called Cross-Cultural Solutions.Cross-Cultural Solutions It is an…
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Post Travel Blues
When you return home from traveling do you experience the post-travel blues? I sure do! There is so much anticipation that leads up to a trip and when I return home it is like that balloon has popped and I am falling back into reality with a splat! The answer might be obvious as to why coming…
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Africa Stole My Heart
The last few days have been insane. I’ve actually had wifi to send emails, but what I didn’t have was time to write. Our days have had early starts (5:30) and because I knew I only had so little time left with the group I felt like I had to maximize the time left by…
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Elephant Sands
Yesterday we left the delta as dirty pigs and had to get back on the bus for a five hour journey to our next destination. Let me tell you – layers of sun block, bug spray, sweat, dirt and leech water makes a girl feel pretty dang nasty! Scenery on the Kalahari Highway (if you…
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