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Sitting Around, Starving, And Drinking Corn Alcohol: My Tanzanian Bush Adventure

As it turns out, hunter-gatherers don’t eat very much—at least not in the Karatu region of Tanzania. During my three-week tenure in the bush, where I was able ... read more

 

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A Day In The Life Of A Tanzanian Preschooler

It was my first day of school. Not as a student, but as a volunteer assistant teacher at a Tanzanian ... read more

Rebecca Drexler
 

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I'm A Little Jealous Of The Tanzanian Boy Who Got A Bird For His Birthday

The boy lifted the box and shook it gently. It was wrapped in worn paper, carefully folded to hide the creases and rips of past birthdays. Hearing a rustle inside ... read more

 

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Three Young Americans Looking For Zanzibar’s Radical Opposition Party

Walking down a quiet road on the northern periphery of Zanzibar City, Gordon, Helen, and I were clearly out of place. We were three young, sweaty, white Americans looking for ... read more

 

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Don't change too much money at a time

The first time I ventured to change money in Tanzania, I brought 600 U.S. dollars. I was expecting to get some equivalent high denomination bills. Instead, the teller returned ... read more

by zahra hirji

01 Jan 2010
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Never accept the initial price

When buying something on the street, whether it be a painting, T-shirt, or piece of fruit, never accept the initial price. As a tourist, people will try to outrageously overcharge ... read more

by zahra hirji

01 Jan 2010
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Greet with confidence

Greeting is an important part of Tanzanian culture. This is apparent in the dozens of phrases that exist for saying "hello" and "how are you?" One of the more popular ... read more

by zahra hirji

01 Jan 2010

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Encouraging Opportunity or Ignoring Humanity?

My last two entries were optimistic. That’s largely because I’ve had the good fortune of developing friendships with many of the most innovative and persistent people in the region. Today, we continued the work we’ve been doing with WOMEDA, which involves developing a better understanding of women’s rights and women’s ... read more

Eric Hartman

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Growing a Business in Kayanga, Tanzania

When I first met Peter Lazarus he could barely communicate in English. That was three years ago. Sunday he showed me the room in which he keeps the materials for his screen printing business. He explained how he found clients, where he got t-shirts, how he created stencils or drawings, ... read more

Eric Hartman

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African Innovation and Entrepreneurialism

I’ve reconnected with two old friends here in Kayanga, Tanzania. Together, they’ve reminded me why we’re here and shown me (again) the strength of local growth and innovation. Most people have missed it, but the vast majority of Africa has actually experienced steady growth over the past decade. That’s particularly ... read more

Eric Hartman

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In Search of a Solution - En Route to East Africa

  We’re bound for Kayanga, Tanzania: departing Pittsburgh for Altanta, then Amsterdam, and finally Uganda’s Entebbe airport before 8 hours over road to our rural village destination. As is the case with all Amizade experiences, we go in search of a solution. The solutions we seek are partly informed through ... read more

Eric Hartman

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10 things I miss from Tanzania that I wish the USA would adopt.

 1. Eating with your hands for every meal 2. Walking to work 3. Banana plants every 5 feet 4. Glass bottled coke 5. Chapati bread and mini bananas 6. Safaris 7. The Maasai 8. Friendly taxi drivers 9. Newspaper jewelry 10. The Bush read more

Jessica Kratzer

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Out of Africa 12/9/08

 Unlike the movie "Out of Africa" I sadly did not have a passionate, but ultimately doomed love affair with a hunky free-spirited big-game hunter nor did I get syphilis...from said love affair. So I guess all things work out for the best. However, like Merely Streep I did get to ... read more

Jessica Kratzer

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10 things I miss from the USA that I wish Tanzania would adopt.

 1. Drinkable water 2. Social freedom of women 3. Traffic laws/street signs 4. Social anonymity on the streets 5. Rain/snow or any precipitation 6. Lack of disease spreading insects 7. Jews 8. Electrical stability 9. Preservatives 10. Pie read more

Jessica Kratzer

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Life in Tanzania is HOT

 Life in Tanzania is hot, hard and habitually frustrating. I am now starting my seventh week (10/30/08) in Tanzania and I would be a liar if it has been an easy month and three quarters. I have five weeks left and I find myself longing for the multi colored hills ... read more

Jessica Kratzer

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Afreka

 So I have been in Arusha for near a month (10/2/08). I now understand the concept of 'Africa time.' It is nearly impossible to be on time when every 5 ft someone wants to start a conversation with you...i.e. how are you? Where are you from? Are you married? Where ... read more

Jessica Kratzer

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Africa=video game

 It is Monday afternoon (9/15/08) and | am in the peace center in Arusha, Tanzania. It is very sunny and not too hot, but still kind of hot for walking the 20mins to the center. Walking in Africa is like a video game, you get ten points if you avoid ... read more

Jessica Kratzer

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Kanchanaburi Tales (Days 35-37, Kanchanaburi, Western Thailand)

Fairytales no more – The Death Railway – Riverside bliss – Thai’s specialty – I ate dog meat – Tigers on drugs – Decisions, decisions… :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::   Kanchanaburi.    Say it with me now, Kan-chan-a-buri.   When I first heard the name, it reminded me of a fairytale land full of ... read more

Mark Ayling

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Sorry for the Delay! This is the second time I've tried to post this one.

Hello again all! I tried a week ago to post this, but ran it didn't seem to work, so I hope it does this time! "As you've probably noticed, this site has changed around some and with it went this journal for a while. But - it seems to be ... read more

Margaret Adams

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The first time I ventured to change money in Tanzania, I brought 600 U.S. dollars. I was expecting to get some equivalent high denomination bills. Instead, the teller returned a huge wad of cash that did not even fit in my money belt. As soon as I left the bureau de change, I made a bee line for home. Turns out the highest bill there is 10,000 Tanzanian shillings (Tsh), which is roughly equivalent to 8 U.S. dollars. From now on, I generally only change around 100 U.S. dollars at a time.

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Greet with confidence

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01 Jan 2010

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Greeting is an important part of Tanzanian culture. This is apparent in the dozens of phrases that exist for saying "hello" and "how are you?" One of the more popular informal greetings used between young people is "mambo" or "mambo vipi," meaning "how are things?" In response, you say "poa" which translates to "cool" in English.

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