So, what's all this about Tanzania?
Well, there's nothing like starting off the new year with a bang! So, on January 1st, I will be leaving the US and flying to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This will be the beginning of my more than 5 months of calling Tanzania home. Here, I will be contracted with the Tanzanian Ministry of Education to work as a math teacher. All of this was organized with the wonderful people behind WorldTeach. This is a pretty perfect first job, right?!
Now, where exactly will I be?
First of all, my placement will be at Biashara Secondary School in Bariadi. Bariadi is in Northern Tanzania. It is close to Lake Victoria and the Masai Mara National Reserve that Tanzania and Kenya share. The second largest city in Tanzania, Mwanza, is only 4-5 hours away (close in Tanzania standards), where I will have access to an ATM and some more urban developments. It is also somewhat close to Kenya, Burundi, Uganda, and Rwanda, countries that I hope to squeeze in a visit to on some weekends!
I will be living with two other volunteers in teacher provided housing. All three of us will be teaching at different schools in the area. I have been told that I should have relatively consistent water and electricity at my house and may even have access to internet! My school, on the other hand, has no electricity and water maybe 30% of the time. Biashara has purchased a bike for the volunteers and I will be using that to get to and from school each day, about a 20 minute ride each way. For someone who has never been fond of wheels, my future of riding a bike this far in a skirt every day is sure to provide many funny stories. This is just one of my soon to be realities/ adventures. I'll be sure to keep you updated!
For even more information about the program, see the WorldTeach website here.
And below are just some great blogs from past volunteers that I found incredibly interesting and useful in my preparations. I have also found many great inspirational quotes from these websites that might appear from time to time.
And with this awesome program comes this disclaimer that I must include on my blog... "The views states on this blog are mine and do not reflect the opinions or positions of WorldTeach."
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