Having started to make a list of things I absolutely had to include in a blog about my incredible summer expedition to Tanzania, I realised that it was going to be about 10 pages long and that the list itself made pretty interesting reading. So here is (most of) my expedition, broken down into tasty bite sized chunks for easy digestion!

• Had a very long journey.
• Arrived at Tanga ocean camp.
• Met our amazing project coordinators.
• Went Seaweed harvesting with the local Mammas.

 

• Made energy efficient stoves.
• Constructed a kitchen out of mud and sticks.
• Learned to speak Swahili.
• Made new toilets at a local school
• Donated 50 maths sets to year 5.
• Played ‘shake your hand’ with 100 children (you had to be there…).
• Went swimming in the Indian Ocean.
• Had a sports day against the gapers.
• Taught English in Mombani village.
• Went to the local market in Tanga.

• Completed a Padi Scuba Diving qualification.
• Went diving at a coral reef.

• Dressed as Old Greg for fancy dress night
• Made friends with another group.
• Donating crocs, pens, books and games to the children in Tanga.

• Learned to cook chapattis and samosas with the Mammas.
• Made Makuti (bamboo roof panels) for a Mamma to sell.
• Played with the local children and gave them toys to play with.
• Went snorkelling.
• Had a barbeque and saw some traditional dancing.

• Went to camp Miti Merefu in the bush, had breakfast watching Giraffes.
• Had a walking safari, saw Zebra, giraffes, elephants, monkeys, gazelles and 100 other animals.

• Dug out a huge waterhole next to a massive treehouse.

• Collected loads of firewood.
• Had bucket showers and used long drops
• Visited a Masaai village, carted off to their mud huts and made traditional jewellery.

• Bought more jewellery!
• Made elephant dung paper.
• Saw and took part in a Masaai dance.
• Visited a rural school, taught English, maths and physics and donated Frisbees.

• Played Ukulele around the campfire.
• Went on safari in Tarangire and Ngorongoro National Parks.

• Became OBESSESSED with Zebras.
• Stayed at Haven safari campsite.
• Went to Mbokomu camp in Moshi.
• Worked on the dining hall at Mbokomu school.

• Laid a new cement floor.
• Started levelling the football pitch.
• Celebrated Sarah’s birthday!
• Had an R & R day at a painting market in Moshi.
• Played a lot of Pass the Pigs and Bench ball.
• Did several power ups.
• Visited Tuleeni Orphanage.

• Bought and donated 2 chickens, loads of food, crocs, educational posters, clothes, toys and books to the orphans.
• Had a meal out in Moshi.
• Very early start and the flight home (with 100 other Campers singing on the plane!).
• 100 other things I didn’t write down!
• The most important one – met amazing people! My team were amazing, the Camps International staff were incredible and all of the local mammas, teachers and other villagers made the whole experience very very special.

 

 

 

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