Tanzanianology

A fun way to remember some of my students and their ambitions. What do Tanzanian students aspire to be? Here’s a sampling: though most say a...

As a follow up post about the boys’ empowerment conference that we held a few weeks ago, last Friday we arranged for our students to facili...

One of the only tourist attractions in our nearby town are the beautiful Ruhuji falls. It’s only a short 10 minute walk from the central are...

Two years ago some volunteers had a great idea to sell all of their belongings at the end of their service. When I first heard of this idea,...

One reality of living in a developing nation is the lack of resources and things available. As a result, Tanzanians are incredibly resourcef...

Last weekend, six Peace Corps volunteers gathered in Njombe and held a boy’s conference. Each volunteer brought 6 boys from their village sc...

I have a student who I have completely fallen in love with! He is such a smart kid and he tries so hard to study and improve in all ways he ...