First Days...

So...

A brief intro for those who will be following our blog during our travels. Monica and I are second year vet students from Calgary and Guelph respectively, who are involved with a poultry project taking place in the south -west part of Tanzania in a village called Ilima. More information about the specifics of the project is available on this blog and on the VWB website. We will try to post updates and some pictures of our travels as often as possible.

Monica and I have both now arrived in Dar Es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania. I got in late Tuesday night and have been spending my days getting things organized for the coming months with the help of Dr. Gimbi, a faculty member at OUT (the Open University of Tanzania). Dar is a busy city with many little shops and stores scattered around the area- traffic is a nightmare. It can be a little overwhelming having people constantly coming up to you but nevertheless, our experiences here thus far have been enjoyable. We are staying at a guest house run by OUT with a Danish women who lectures at the main campus. Between setting up cell phones, visiting the University and going to the eye doctors (I forgot extra contacts- first of many things I am sure), we have been quite busy.

Last night, we had the opportunity to visit Dr. Minga's house (who works out of another of the University's offices) to discuss in a little more detail about the project. We will be heading to Ilima later on next week after a stop at the vet school in Morogoro. We are looking forward to meeting some of the students there and getting started on the project (as well as fully adjusting to the heat/time change). We will keep you posted on how it goes!

Cheers,

Adam & Monica