MY TANZANIA JOURNAL

One Month In

I’ve been in Tanzania for just over a month now. A few days ago, I thought of a word that best describes my life here. Literally, God...

Finally in Mugeta

Thanks to Wikipedia for this photo. Leaving Dar es Salaam should’ve been easy: about a two-hour flight to Mwanza, a few hours’ drive...

The First Few Days

Photo by Hugo Ramos on Unsplash I’d been warned that flying December 24 from Toronto Pearson and then December 25 from Amsterdam to Dar...

Compassion and Hope

As 2023 draws to an end, my life in Tanzania is about to begin. I am grateful to make new

What are we teaching the children?

As I’m preparing to teach in Mugeta, Tanzania where the official language is Kiswahili, I’m thinking a lot about words. Having grown into...

A Bare Piece of Land and $300

Once my paperwork is finalized, I’ll be travelling to Mugeta, a rural village in Northern Tanzania, to teach in the Mugeta Children’s...

My Tanzania Journal - The Beginning

On January 22, 2023, Dr. Joash Gambarage invited me to come to Mugeta, Tanzania, to start a music program for the children's school he...