32 and no kids
Did I title this post so you would read my thoughts about the value of reproductive choice? Yes, I did. The first day of class, after introducing myself to my…
Author: Olivia
Yoga in Dar es Salaam
Before moving to Tanzania, in true Olivia I-love-to-plan-fashion, I scoured the internet repetitively looking for studios and teachers in Dar. I wanted to plot out how long it would take…
Christmas in Spain: two guys, a girl and some Spanish places
As I stepped across the bathroom tiles of our AirBnB in Barcelona I found myself reverting to my old habit of placing most of the weight on the outside edges…
Dad
My Dad came to visit me in Tanzania. He committed to the adventure long before he was hospitalized with pneumonia and flew here less than two weeks after he was…
Morogoro Weekend
The last weekend in October, a group of GHSP volunteers living in Dar met up with our friends in Dodoma, also GHSP volunteers, for a weekend of adventure before beginning…
Safari, Part 2
We stood staring out over the Serengeti, squinting behind out sunglasses as we barreled along into the wind and dust, the car dodging around on the unpaved rutted road. We…
Safari, Part 1
The driver cut the engine, the roar of the Land Rover dissipating as it stopped in the middle of the road. It seemed silent at first but then the chatter…
Stonetown, Zanzibar
At the end of September we took our first much anticipated trip to Zanzibar. Ever since learning about SEED Global Health I began dreaming of visiting Zanzibar’s tropical and exotic…
California Love
It felt strange to be settling into life in Tanzania and return to the States after barely finishing our orientation. One doesn’t feel they have yet earned a vacation. Luckily I’m…
Tanzanian Homestay
When you are in the traditional 27-month long Peace Corps program, a homestay entails living with a family for three months while you learn how to do daily activities of…