I have staged my travel into segments so I don't get so tired. I leave from SLC to JFK in the morning. Then fly on Qatar airlines to Qatar where I will spend the night, eat and rest which is included in my airfare and then finish my trip to Tanzania on Saturday where I will be greeted by CCS in-country staff. There are 4 of us new volunteers arriving and once we are all present will depart for Bagamoyo, approximately 40 miles away. I do the same thing in reverse when coming home.
Oh I don't think I mentioned I received my placement assignment a few days ago after waiting on pins and needles it seemed like forever. I will be working with student nurses and nursing faculty at the Bagamoyo Nursing Training Centre helping with a whole host of activities from teaching English or practicing English with staff as well as students, lecturing on newborn assessment and care, pediatric triage, grant writing and whatever else I know and then need to know. Cross-Cultural Solutions' Three-Part Program Design consists of Volunteer Work, Cultural & Learning Activities, and Free Time.
The Cultural & Learning Activities are quite varied and interesting from Swahili lessons to batiking fabric. I look forward to it all.
Free Time I hope to take a trip to the island of Zanzibar and visit the spice markets and historical slave markets. The historical sites sound as disturbing, moving and thought provoking as visiting a concentration camp from WW II. I would also like to take a short safari but I will have to see how my endurance and money are doing before I decide. And then before you know I will be back in Utah, working like crazy again.
I am so grateful for everyone's support. I hope in some small way this blog is a way for me to share my trip, my experience and benefits from volunteering in Tanzania. Feel free to make comments on my blog. Let me know if there is something you want me to try or look for or tell you about. I would be happy to share in any way I can!
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