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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
All in a Day's Travel
So… during my week in Kigali, I received a few emails from Precision Air, informing me that my flight from Nairobi to Kilimanjaro was...
Joanna
Feb 15, 20235 min read
Kigali Food Tour
Kigali Food Tour
Joanna
Feb 15, 20231 min read
Land of 1000 Hills
I flew into Rwanda without much of a plan or much consideration at all. I found a reasonable flight from Entebbe into Kigali, and I...
Joanna
Feb 14, 202311 min read
Verge Magazine Article #2
My second article with Verge Magazine - https://www.vergemagazine.com/volunteer-abroad/blogs/2852-volunteering-with-girls-in-tanzania.htm...
Joanna
Feb 12, 20234 min read
Kampala Drama
I was sadder than I thought I would be when it came time to say goodbye to the Nomad group. This had been my family for the past 12 days,...
Joanna
Feb 10, 202311 min read
The Great Gorilla Grab
Many of you have probably been wondering, “Why hasn’t Joanna posted anything about the Gorillas?” Surely a bucket list trek paired with a...
Joanna
Feb 5, 20236 min read
Tips for the Trek
So... yes, absolutely I had read all the papers telling me what to bring and what not to bring. But like most things in life... I paid...
Joanna
Feb 4, 20234 min read
Find me on da Bus
If anyone ever wants to see the detrimental consequences of non-biodegradable waste and the horrendous effects of littering, this is the...
Joanna
Feb 2, 202310 min read
Chimpan-see. Chimpan-do.
It was a big day and we were all up early. After multiple long days of driving, driving, driving… we were anxious to get out into the...
Joanna
Feb 1, 202310 min read
Known Felon
We left the hotel quite early. It was sad… I knew my tenting days were about to begin and I bid adieu to the comfort of permanent...
Joanna
Jan 30, 202311 min read
Sick & Tired... and Dusty
Today was a bit of a write off. Actually... not a bit. A whole lot. We left the Masai Mara and headed north. We had been rotating seats...
Joanna
Jan 29, 20234 min read
Verge Magazine Article #1
My first article with Verge Magazine - vergemagazine.com/volunteer-abroad/blogs/2851-i-quit-my-career-to-travel-through-africa.html...
Joanna
Jan 28, 20234 min read
Appreciating the Buffet
People are always talking about the Big 5… and until recently, I really had no idea what the reference was to. I couldn’t understand why...
Joanna
Jan 27, 20235 min read
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
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