Monthly Archives: July 2008

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Posted on 23 July 2008 by Sika

I  am now, officially and all that, a    SECOND YEAR HEALTH VOLUNTEER That is all.

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More on Tanzania: Dar Es Salaam

Posted on 23 July 2008 by Sika

We returned to Dar and stayed in the same hotel we had stayed in earlier. It was a bit easier to navigate the restaurant next door to get even more cheap, yummy, local food. We all went to bed relatively … Continue reading →

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More on Tanzania: Back to Stone Town

Posted on 23 July 2008 by Sika

We eventually returned to Stone Town for more shopping, although between running out of space in my pack (those spices take up a lot of room) and just being on general shopping overload, I only managed to buy, oh, about … Continue reading →

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More on Tanzania: Beach Bum Edition

Posted on 23 July 2008 by Sika

If you’re starting to get the feeling that this vacation was all about tasting stuff, you’re wrong. It was also all about smelling stuff. And touching stuff. And looking at stuff. Zanzibar fully engages all the senses, which is probably … Continue reading →

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More on Tanzania: Stone Town

Posted on 23 July 2008 by Sika

We arrived at Haven, having gotten off the van giving us a lift and walking a couple of minutes into the warren that is the vast majority of Stone Town. Haven is a sweet, funky place, with an insane staircase, … Continue reading →

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More on Tanzania: Arriving at Zanzibar

Posted on 23 July 2008 by Sika

First off, it’s not pronounced TAN-za-nee-a. Or Tan-ZANE-ee-a. It is pronounced Tan-ZAHN-ee-a. This means, that in an effort to appear to be culturally sensitive I sometimes say one, sometimes say the other, sometimes say a weird amalgam of all three, … Continue reading →

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Reason #10 million to love ESCOM

Posted on 22 July 2008 by Sika

Last saturday, sometime between 1 and 3am, our kitchen and cafeteria (called kef in Chichewa) burned up (not down, as the building is still intact). No one was hurt. ESCOM says that the reason why the kef burned up is … Continue reading →

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Transport is hell (or, it takes a hospital and the army . . . )*

Posted on 17 July 2008 by Sika

Carol arranged to have the ambulance** from Malosa take us to the airport. Our flight was at 3pm, and the airport is about 1½ hours away. Carol wanted to leave from David’s at 9 and Sarah wanted to leave at … Continue reading →

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Journey to Spice Island

Posted on 16 July 2008 by Sika

Zanzibar, besides being one of those exotic places of which you’re never quite sure of the location*, was known as the original Spice Island when the true source of the spices was still being kept secret. Anything named Spice Island … Continue reading →

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