Well, I did not expect to be able to post a second blog post quite so fast but I am back in Arusha today to meet with a lawyer about getting my resident's visa. He does however seem to be running on African time and so I've been in town waiting for about an hour so far. I've just had to get passport photos taken which I was not prepared for. It does however mean that the extreme amount of dust that has gathered on my skin makes me look like I have a tan rather th...

I'm in Tanzania! :D I left home midday on Tuesday to travel to Glasgow airport, check in was at 3am on Wednesday (I have learnt now to book later flights!) I flew via Amsterdam into Kilimanjaro International Airport. The second flight was very quiet and I attempted to catch up on sleep on the way across. I landed in Kili at 19:50 but wasn't to leave the airport for another few hours. I am supposed to be getting a work permit for Tanzania, this cannot be ...

Hello Reader :) Two weeks and two days from now I will be leaving hot showers, washing machines, running water in general, reliable electricity and roast potatoes behind to go and live in Northern Tanzania for a year. About two hours from the town of Arusha, (near Kilimanjaro), I will be living in a rural town and working in an even more rural village 6 kilometres away. While in Tanzania I will be working as a Pre Form One English Immersion teacher and Athl...