Week
11 – Hai District, Tanzania – Vincent Sonneville
In Tanzania we
decided to do things differently. Instead of flying to the capital first, we landed
in the Kilimanjaro region which is divided into 7 districts. Our airport was
located in the “Hai District”. Our group existed out of people who all love to
go hiking and camping, therefore we couldn’t let the opportunity to go hiking
through the Mt. Kilimanjaro area go by us. Our plan was to go to the mountain
by bus and from there we’d be travelling by foot (camping, hiking) for about 2-3 days and we
loved it. The sightseeing was incredible, there was so much nature untouched by
human hands, nature in its purest form. We found a hiking route where we could get
higher up the mountain without having the need of any climbing equipment. I can’t
say enough what a wonderful experience this was. We felt like we were living in
an entire different world. Our lives back at home seemed unreal and ridiculous.
Why would we live in such chaos when we can live in this ‘sea of tranquility’.
On the third day though these feelings had passed a bit and we were rather
happy to move on with our trip.
For this part we had made plans at the beginning of our trip with a special travel agency. We would visit a small village not far from where we made camp and would stay there for another 2 days. Our goal was to learn something more about the culture and lifestyle of these people and meanwhile learning the children, and everyone who wanted to join, to speak English. This was something some travelling agencies frequently do, and we were handed a manual with pointer about what we were supposed to teach them and which exercises to do… Of course there was a man in the village who speaks English fluently to help people like us, who want to teach English, with some pointers and tips. After these 2 days we all felt very content with ourselves and felt like we really did something useful.
For this part we had made plans at the beginning of our trip with a special travel agency. We would visit a small village not far from where we made camp and would stay there for another 2 days. Our goal was to learn something more about the culture and lifestyle of these people and meanwhile learning the children, and everyone who wanted to join, to speak English. This was something some travelling agencies frequently do, and we were handed a manual with pointer about what we were supposed to teach them and which exercises to do… Of course there was a man in the village who speaks English fluently to help people like us, who want to teach English, with some pointers and tips. After these 2 days we all felt very content with ourselves and felt like we really did something useful.
It was time to
make a last stop in Dodoma, the capital of Tanzania, and prepare for our flight
to our last stop, Madagascar.
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