Monday, August 30, 2010

Hamjambo Wanafunzi!

After almost a day and a half of travel, Becky and I (and the rest of the SIT group) made it to the island Zanzibar, on the east coast of Tanzania in the Indian Ocean. We are based in Stone Town, a beautiful city full of old buildings, winding alleyways, a bustling market and clear, turquoise water. It is indescribably beautiful and different than anywhere I have ever been or could have ever imagined... I kind of feel like I'm in Aladdin.



Working on uploading my own photos, but hopefully this will give you an idea for now.



Trying to keep this short - went snorkeling, beach combing, swimming, exploring, have already learned four tenses in Swahili, and am having a wonderful time so far! Ninapenda Zanzibar!

Much love,

Brooke and Becky

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

All set to go...

Finally finishing up packing (my room is a mess) after like 25 runs into town to buy things I had forgotten... Heading out tomorrow at 12:55, first to Amsterdam (13 hour layover!), then Nairobi, then Zanzibar. Unbelievably excited but it still seems surreal and it's been so busy that I've hardly had time to think about it. I'll get to Zanzibar Aug. 28th, so I probably won't have a post until the end of August or the beginning of September. Miss you all already!

Brooke

Going to miss my pretty home though!