Moshi. The town we have lived in a little bit more than three months now and which we can call home. It is a quiet haven of tranquil peace whose quiet streets offer a warm welcome in a beautiful setting. Moshi is the capital of Kilimanjaro region. It’s located in northern Tanzania just to the […]

Not far from Moshi town, right next to mount Kilimanjaro, lies the beautiful village of Materuni. Known from its aromatic, rich and organic Arabica coffee and a home for a local Chagga people. After 40 minutes of hiking from the village you find the magnificent Materuni waterfalls. We did a trip to the Materuni waterfalls […]

We finished our internship in Kibosho hospital three weeks ago. Now after the 10 weeks of internship, we would like to tell you guys a little bit about the hospital. Kibosho hospital is located high in the Mount Kilimanjaro slopes in a rainforest zone approximately 14 kilometers from Moshi town, 1400 meters above sea level. […]

DAY 1, TARANGIRE Tarangire was our first stop on our 3 day safari. Our tour started from Arusha and there was 6 of us from TVL + the driver/guide. It took us about 2 hours (115km) to get there from Arusha. Our safari package included water throughout the whole trip, accommodation in a lodge called […]

Because we will also use this blog as part of our thesis, the next text will be a little bit more formal. We came to Tanzania through an organization called Tanzania Volunteers. We thought that’s the easiest (and safest) way. There has been other students from our school with TVL  so our school could recommend […]

We have a little secret to share with you guys… Okay, so we have accidentally extended our stay here in Tanzania. Oopsie daisy! So we are not coming home until the 4th of April, 2020. (The original plan was to come back on the 5th of March.) We are going to write our thesis during […]

1/3 of the trip done and dusted. Crazy. Time flies when you are having fun… We’ll just give you a quick update about the past few weeks. The internship has been going good. We’ve now spent one week in a male ward, a week in the female ward and a week in the pediatric ward. […]

7.12.2019 Today we hit the Kikuletwa Hot Springs. It was amazingly refreshing and really worth of visiting! We joined six others from TVL and did the trip together in a mini van. Kikuletwa Hot Springs is located in the middle of a semi arid landscape, surrounded by a lot of trees. The Hot Springs offer crystal […]

Jambo! Two public health care nurse students decided to go wild and do a few work placements in a little bit more exotic place than Finland. We are heading to Tanzania for the next three months!  We  want to show our family and  friends and other people who might care (??) our trip through posts, […]