Jambo! Apologies for my lack of blogging, it's been a busy few weeks... I started my volunteering at Pippi House - I took it upon myself to look into fundraising opportunities for the foundation and created a rather basic but all-encompassing spreadsheet (Lucinda, you would be ashamed) of various fundraising sources. Seeing as I was starting from scratch and most formal charitable trusts want a clear breakdown of finances that the Pippi Foundation don't yet have...

It's been 2 weeks since I arrived in Tanzania and I have literally no idea where the time has gone! I arrived in the driving rain and spent most of the first couple of days chilling out and chatting to the fellow travellers. Since the Ujamaa Hostel works very closely with volunteering projects here in Arusha, most of the people staying here are volunteers who are staying for a few weeks. Nick and Amy from Seattle had just climbed Kilimanjaro and were working at...

Hi peeps! I've been off the radar for a while, so sit back and be prepared for a long one! (TWSS) Following my eventful day in Nairobi, I had a quiet day chilling at the camp. While Hayley and Michael had headed out to sight-see, and Chris was en route to tackle Mt Kilimanjaro, Will and I took it easy: After their hectic whirlwind through Africa, Will was unaccustomed to taking it easy though, and we played some pool (I won't mention who won) and went on t...

Having spent my first day settling in, and strolling to the closest place with an atm (about a half-hour walk to a little mall), I decided to face my fears of this city that has such a bad rep, convert it to a sense of adventure, and head in to explore Nairobi. I took a cab to the national museum (very adventurous, I know!), as good a starting point as any. The entrance sign outlined the 3 different rates: citizen (200KSH), resident (600KSH) and non-resident - i....

Ok so it had already begun, but stepping onto the Shosholeza Meyl train in Cape Town to start the 26 hour (ended up being 30...) trip to Johannesburg it felt like the true challenge was just starting! The train was comfortable enough, unfortunately the seats were leather and it being one of the hottest days in Cape Town I was peeling myself off the seat every time I moved - until on of my train buddies had the GENIUS idea of sitting on our towels. My train buddi...