There is an old African saying-It takes a whole village to raise a child. Growing up with the African proverb has taught me importance of giving to others, which is why it has always been one of my dreams to volunteer in Africa. I decided it was time to do something about my dream before I did not have my time to give. I have been blessed with the opportunity to be the first volunteer intern for a new developing 4-H program in Tanzania. I am stationed at the 4-H headquarters in Tanga located on the northern coastline. Tanga is the second-busiest port and the country's third largest city, with 200,000 inhabitants. Tanga was founded in the 14th century by Persian traders. The word tanga means a woven sail and comes from the word "tweka tanga" meaning to set sail.
I am very excited for this experience because I know it will be a learning opportunity for me. I loved my time abroad last spring studying in Estonia and I learned a lot about myself through the journey. Through this experience I hope to continue learning more about myself while making a difference in the lives of the Tanzanian youth.
I began my trip at 1:00 pm Friday in Omaha, Nebraska where I flew to Minneapolis. I had a quick 50 minutes to catch my international flight to Amsterdam. We arrived a few minutes late so, naturally, I ran through the airport to my gate and made it just in time as people were boarding. After the seven and a half hour flight, I had a four hour layover in Amsterdam. I wanted to take a shower, however, I did not pack a towel...so I went in search of a towel in the airport. Luckily, I found a little souvenir towel that said " I Love Amsterdam" -great keepsake from Amsterdam if I do say so myself. I then had a eight and a half hour flight to Kilimanjaro. My body was a little bit confused during the flight because I was being served lunch and dinner when I should have been eating dinner and breakfast.
On my flight to Kilimanjaro/Dar es Salaam, I sat next to a woman from the Ukraine. I enjoyed sitting next to her for 11 hours-she told all about the Ukraine and even showed me some pictures from Kiev. I thought I would be flying with many Tanzanian passengers, however, most passengers were European. The plane was full on our flight to Kilimanjaro, but 90% of the passengers got off at Kilimanjaro. We sat on the plane in Kilimanjaro and waited for the plane to be refueled for our 45 minute flight on to Dar es Salaam.
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I am very excited for this experience because I know it will be a learning opportunity for me. I loved my time abroad last spring studying in Estonia and I learned a lot about myself through the journey. Through this experience I hope to continue learning more about myself while making a difference in the lives of the Tanzanian youth.
I began my trip at 1:00 pm Friday in Omaha, Nebraska where I flew to Minneapolis. I had a quick 50 minutes to catch my international flight to Amsterdam. We arrived a few minutes late so, naturally, I ran through the airport to my gate and made it just in time as people were boarding. After the seven and a half hour flight, I had a four hour layover in Amsterdam. I wanted to take a shower, however, I did not pack a towel...so I went in search of a towel in the airport. Luckily, I found a little souvenir towel that said " I Love Amsterdam" -great keepsake from Amsterdam if I do say so myself. I then had a eight and a half hour flight to Kilimanjaro. My body was a little bit confused during the flight because I was being served lunch and dinner when I should have been eating dinner and breakfast.
On my flight to Kilimanjaro/Dar es Salaam, I sat next to a woman from the Ukraine. I enjoyed sitting next to her for 11 hours-she told all about the Ukraine and even showed me some pictures from Kiev. I thought I would be flying with many Tanzanian passengers, however, most passengers were European. The plane was full on our flight to Kilimanjaro, but 90% of the passengers got off at Kilimanjaro. We sat on the plane in Kilimanjaro and waited for the plane to be refueled for our 45 minute flight on to Dar es Salaam.
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