I don't blog anymore because I'm 95% desensitized to the things that people would want to read about. Sure, I can recognize that some things are incredibly different to what I grew up with in Western culture… and by some things, I mean most things; but I've lived in Tanzania for over a year and half now and different is my normal, and it's hard to write about normal things. But today, I feel like sharing, because 1) I was not even remotely desensitized to th...

Today was a great day. The daughter of one of the staff here at St Jude's just finished up her course work studying to be an Occupational Therapist and is spending a few months here in Tanzania at a children's rehabilitation centre while she waits to actually 'graduate' and return to Australia for a 'real' job. Today 7 other St Jude's staff and I went to visit her place of work. It is called Plaster House and was started by a woman from Sweden who was working ...

Well, I'm back! Back to the land of lions and elephants. Back to the land of crazy traffic, Swahili, and rice and beans. Back to many amazing friends and the place where I feel I belong for (at least) the next chapter of my life. And, unfortunately, back to the land of dirty water and food and parasites. I just overcame my first (parasite) and am well acquainted with my new bathroom. My travels went flawlessly despite my skepticisms about being picked up at...

Well, thanks to my father politely urging (guilt-ing) me into blogging once again - I am back to say hello! I am sorry it has been so long! I've been happily living my life traveling all over Tanzania, and doing a million things! It would be impossible for me to update you on everything - I've been extremely busy in Dar and have done quite a bit of traveling for Roots & Shoots (apparently the most of any international volunteer to date!). I have now been h...

First of all - I am also extremely sad to have heard about Jack Layton's passing this morning. It is so sad that [many] Canadian youth finally found a leader that they want to support, and he is no longer with us. I now must apologize for not updating my blog more frequently. I am so pleased and honoured to have so many people following me, but I've somehow lost my drive to write. I think it has something to do with Dar es Salaam and Tanzania now feeling like ...