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I'm going where the sun keeps shining, through the pouring rain.
Going where the weather suits my clothes.
Banking off of the northeast winds, sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone.
Henry Nilsson
Full Focus on the Butt
Today was the day! Day #1 of my Nomad tour through Kenya and Uganda. I was on my way to the Gorillas… *insert happy face and undeniable...
Joanna
Jan 27, 20237 min read
My Love Affair with Visas
Still hardly any wifi and I can’t load photos yet… Please be patient with me. A country with little to no wifi is tough. Anyone that...
Joanna
Jan 26, 20239 min read
A Perfect Month for New Vision
The time was creeping closer and closer to my date of departure from Perfect Vision and I was filled with a mixture of emotions. I had...
Joanna
Jan 25, 20239 min read
Sawa Sawa
At the bottom of Sawa Sawa’s dirt road (where I sat for 3 hours & had my nails wrapped din tin foil) is a fake Kilimanjaro. It's made up...
Joanna
Jan 24, 20236 min read
Market Day
Without a big excursion planned for the weekend, a few of our original crew thought it might be a good idea to get to know Arusha on a...
Joanna
Jan 23, 20236 min read
Tin Foil, Mona Lisas & Monkey Slingshots
I am finding it hard to believe that I have been in Arusha for almost 3 weeks. Time is really ticking away and my volunteer time here is...
Joanna
Jan 20, 20237 min read
Eden of Africa
My safari decision was very last minute... As I previously mentioned, I am NOT good with budgeting. I can't do it... and I blame public...
Joanna
Jan 15, 20234 min read
Mzungu
Anyone that knows me knows that I have never been particularly comfortable giving hugs. Unless it’s a special occasion, or I’ve had too...
Joanna
Jan 14, 20237 min read
Perfect Vision
When I first approached the idea of joining International Volunteer Headquarters for a portion of my time abroad, I scoured their list of...
Joanna
Jan 9, 20238 min read
Been to Jail?
Apologies to anyone who came on to read my posting yesterday. I accidentally published my babbling & rambling notes before they were...
Joanna
Jan 7, 20238 min read
Forwards AND Backwards
I am officially in Arusha and my volunteer stint here is about to begin. My placement for the next four weeks is at a program called...
Joanna
Jan 4, 20238 min read
Ants, Mosquitos & Creepy Taxi Drivers
I wasn’t really prepared for how sad I was to leave the Simba Lodge. Hold on… I take that back. I was sad to leave Simba’s pool. My time...
Joanna
Jan 2, 202310 min read
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