This weekend we met some people living here from Australia, one couple (John and Tiffany)has been traveling since 2006 and aren’t returning home until 2012. They just travel to various places to work and see the country, they are headed to Egypt, then up to Italy and Greece before heading over to South America. I wish I could do that! We’ve met so many people who are taking years to see the world and I want very much to be able to have that kind of experience, and maybe I will. The only problem of course is having so much school ahead of me, I feel like I have to get going on real life. Yet I also feel like I’m so young, and have so much time! I am of course tempted to just stay here, travel, find work, but I can’t do it alone, that much is for sure. So I’ll be heading home in November. Though quite excited to see everyone, I feel as if I have so much more to experience that three months just can’t allow. The other guy we met, is a UN rep who has been living here for a year, and has another 5 to go. He’s been driving us around in his car (which is a really great change from the taxis and daladalas) and introducing us to his favorite parts of town, plus his house has a pool! Things like this are very exciting.
Category Archives: Notes on Travel
The Half Way Point.
On Saturday I will be half through my time here. I can hardly believe time has passed so quickly. I feel like I’ve just arrived from Amsterdam yesterday, though at the same time, I feel like I’ve been here for much longer. I’ve gotten used to the lack of electricity at any given hour, toilets that may or may not work (or be more than a hole in the ground), a lack of paved roads and the general smells that accost you through out the day. It’s difficult to describe this place, pictures don’t give it justice.
The First Month
I’ve officially been in Moshi for one month now (two to go)!! I cannot believe how fast time has gone!
Last week we started shadowing a surgeon at the hospital (Dr. Ruga), through his surgical and maternity rounds and consultations. Though less hands on than before it has been very interesting to see how the medical system works up close. For example, many people who come in with fractures are set up in beds with a roap and rocks to hold them in place…interesting. Today we went into surgery, but only for a bit since our time ran out. All I can say is the theater was straight out of a horror movie, windows open to the outside and not sterile at all…they couldn’t find stirrups for the man’s leg so Genny and a nurse had to physically hold his legs back, the smells made us both almost pass out. To put him “under” they just loaded him up with vallium. It was a tough day! Not sure what’s happening the rest of the week, but all day friday is in surgery, so we’ll see how that goes. We can’t understand how not every person there is dying from infection! The burn ward especially.
Colliding With The Earth 