First Impressions of Tanzania!

Our first real taste of Tanzania was the drive between Dar Es Salaam to Morogoro and it's a much different environment to whatever I could have imagined! Seeing numerous little stalls, small one storey buildings crowded in dense areas and different driving norms made it an somewhat 'one edge' 4 hour journey to finally reach our destination!

It was also a unique experience listening to the England vs Sweden World Cup match in Kiswahili, although devastated to miss the match, surprisingly it wasn't that hard to pick up that we were sailing through to the semi final.

The first full day in Morogoro gave us a chance to catch up on sleep, relax and even a quick chance to get out the market. Getting out of the car was an interesting; we seemed to have eyes on us from all angles, as well as one person asking for a photo...! 

It absolutely was a bustling environment to be in with calls from traders asking for us to check out their items on sale, ranging from fake gucci t-shirts to fresh fruit and veg. The chaos around was something else but an experience nonetheless!

 

My thoughts towards my first day is one of nerves but also heaps of excitement, I'm going in with no expectations or pre-thoughts and will be open and ready for what will come. Firstly though, a 6:30am wake up and a good rest before what will no doubt be a very hectic day!

J