Safari to Ruaha National Park - November 2010

Safari to Ruaha National Park - November 2010

 

 

 

 

 

Northern Tanzania Excursion May 2010

During our spring semester multi-day excursion to Northern Tanzania, we visited the town of Arusha, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara National Park. It was a great opportunity to learn about the diversity of Tanzania's economy, people, cultures, landscapes and wildlife away from Dar es Salaam. At Ngorongoro Crater, we visited a Masai Manyatta, where the residents welcomed us all with song, dance, and warm hospitality. One of the CIEE students got to join the women of the village in one of the traditional Masai dances.

 

 

Northern Tanzania Excursion May 2010

During our spring semester multi-day excursion to Northern Tanzania, we visited the town of Arusha, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara National Park. It was a great opportunity to learn about the diversity of Tanzania's economy, people, cultures, landscapes and wildlife away from Dar es Salaam. At Ngorongoro Crater, we visited a Masai Manyatta, where the residents welcomed us all with song, dance, and warm hospitality. One of the CIEE students got to join the women of the village in one of the traditional Masai dances.

 

Makumbusho Village Museum Field Trip

Earlier in the semester as part of orientation and towards the end as part of our Language and Culture Practicum class, we visited the Makumbusho Village Museum here in Dar Es Salaam. The students carefully observed the variety of architecture in more than 40 model homes representing different ethnic groups from around Tanzania. It was a great way to learn about local culture, art, and social structures of the different communities. We rounded up our visit to the museum with a feast of traditional African foods from different parts of the mainland and enjoyed a show of traditional dances and acrobatics. It was a good mix of education and entertainment to calm down the stress of final exams on campus at the end of the semester.

 

Beautiful Tanzania - January 2010 Field Trip

 Tanzania is a beautiful country. For the CIEE program, we try to do a few strategic trips away from Dar Es Salaam to introduce the students to the diversity of this country -- its natural beauty and warm people. In January, we enjoyed a trip to the island of Zanzibar. In this photo, my CIEE students and I join local women in Paje Village to learn about the cultivation and harvesting of seaweed as a cash crop. The seaweed from Zanzibar is used in the production of high-end cosmetics (mostly exported to France and Switzerland) and some is exported to countries like Japan where it is considered a delicacy too!