Jambo from Zanzibar!

After a good few days travelling we have arrived in Z-town, or Zanzibar. We left the village on friday morning, after having celebrated the opening of the bee keeping centre. 6 men went to mow was quashed, unfortunately, and instead we performed a tribute to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" whilst wearing zebra masks. I think it was fairly entertaining. I'm really going to miss the people in the village, in particular the Kachimbeka members (Mcloud, Msophie, Rabson, Wellington, Simone and Tamara) who have been a privilige to work alongside. The day before we left we had a farewell "british" party where we had a game of musical bumps and ate roasted marshmallows that Tom and I had bought in Blantyre. We also tasted some of the local "nsima alcohol" which tasted surprisingly good.

An event of "note" was the night before the opening ceremony where we saw the slaughter of the goat which would feed the 60+ guests. The general consensus from the others was that they should be able to watch the goat being killed if they are happy to eat the meat. I went along for the ride, although stood a fair distance away with my fingers in my ears. It was quite an experience seeing a goat in a pen become a chop of meat and see it's insides on the outside. I dreamt of goat that night however.

We managed to catch the train from Mbeya up to Dar es Salaam. We had a 2nd class cabin between the 5 of us which was more than comfortable and on the way saw giraffes, elephants and zebras from the window. The journey was 26 hours but went by very quickly.

At the moment I am staying in Stonetown, Zanzibar which is full of Arabic influence. Can't wait to jump in the blue water!

till next time x