Today, I headed to Jambiani on the east coast of Zanzibar. The taxi drive from Stone Town was about an hour. Nothing too eventful on the trip. It was interesting just looking around at people and the country side. I arrived at the project site (where I volunteer) a bit earlier than they expected. I already had a chance to go to 2 schools and observe some English training. I think it will be a great experience. We have an hour off now after lunch, then went h...

Today, another hot day of course. I met a guide before 9AM for a walking tour of Stone Town, Zanzibar. We walked for about 2.5 hours through the small streets of the town, visiting old buildings with intricate carved doors, through a museum, into the slave market which is now an Anglican church, to Africa house overlooking the ocean, and to the dhow (boat) harbour where the fisherman come and where the slave boats used to go out. Time to rest for a bit before I ...

Well I made it to Tanzania, complete with luggage! Everything went smoothly and the flight was early. The hotel is very basic and I mean "very". Pretty much a bed and bathroom, but it's enough for a couple days. I was able to get about 5 hours sleep before breakfast. Met up with the tour company too, and exchanged some money. Pretty good to get over 300,000 shillings for $200 US. I'll rest for a bit before I go on the spice tour I booked for this afternoon. T...