6 weeks in Tanzania
I am wrapping up my first month here in Tanzania. It has been one of the most memorable months of my life. This can be attributed to many things. First, I have wanted to travel to sub-Saharan Africa...
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My Tanzania experience
Alex and the crew in Ruaha As the day slowly quickly turns into night, the sun is setting on my first trip to Tanzania. The last two weeks of my stay have been mapped out and planned, and it feels...
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A day in Tungamalenga
Students learning to build "pili pili" fences Here in rural Tanzania, I have been been doing various jobs with Wildlife Connection. I have helped show villagers how to erect chili pepper and bee hive...
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My First Trip to Ruaha National Park
I watched the sun rise over the African bush today. It started as a pink band and began to overtake the dark night sky. Acacias in silhouette dotted the landscape. We rattled along in a beat up land...
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Closer to nature
When I initially read the Wildlife Connection volunteer orientation packet and, particularly, the waiver form, I was almost overcome with fear about my impending trip. The forms mention seeing snakes...
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Building a library
All of November we have been working hard on setting up a library in the village of Tungamalenga. We found a small room in the village office that we decided to rent for our library. I was a little...
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Planet Earth
Becky and Isacka I’ve essentially been stranded at our camp in Pawaga for the last week. All of the employees are on their holiday and it’s too rainy for me to safely drive our Land Rover through the...
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This is Africa
T.I.A. is a phrase I learned when I volunteered in South Africa a couple years ago. It means This Is Africa. This is Africa where things don’t always go exactly as planned or expected. It’s definitely...
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It’s the Place We Call Home: Tanzania
To try to sum up my trip thus far in a single blog post is rather challenging. I’ve only been in Tanzania for 2 weeks and I couldn’t be having a better adventure. The pace of life is much slower out...
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