Tanzania 2011

Wow! the sights and sounds of island life are all around us and the Indian Ocean is just steps from our hotel. We have arrived on Zanzibar and everyone is healthy and happy. It was with many tears that we left the community of Maji ya Chai. The village threw the most amazing farewell ceremony […]

Wow, it’s been an amazing ride so far. We are back in Arusha after an beautiful weekend at Mt Meru and a couple of spectacular weeks in Maji ya Chai. We had chance to reflect this past weekend and the students have all agreed that time has been flying by, they are really enjoying themselves,

Hello Tanzania friends and family!  This is Rosie from the Global Routes office sharing a few thoughts conveyed by Matt from our phone check-in this morning.  Internet access is a challenge in the community and the group will be posting live from the field this coming weekend when they pass through the city of Arusha.

We just heard from Ruth and Matt today about the most recent goings-on of the Tanzania group. Going back several days, the group arrived in their community and were greeted with a ceremony at the local secondary school that included cake and sodas and speeches by the headmaster and several teachers. They took a tour

    Wow! We all agreed that our safari exceeeded even our wildest expectations (even the guides and drivers agreed). There are too many animals to list here, but the group has decided it’s most definitely been more than they expected. We saw Lions (even a couple mating which the students got a kick out