One step further every day

So, almost 6 months in Dar es Salaam now. I’ve taken a few more pics, so here they are. Click here to see all the pictures.

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I’ve been in Tanzania, in Dar es Salaam, two months now. Many friends asked me for more pictures and updates on this website.

First of all, sometimes I really enjoy bitching. It’s the case now . We’re towards (I hope) the end of the “short-rain” season. I’ve seen chicks floating dead on the water pools that were formed in the middle of the asphalt-less streets, I’ve seen cars flooded and, the worst, I really miss sidewalks and people using deodorant.

Of course, there are also things that compensate: the islands (Zanzibar, Prison Island, etc), friendly (although, not when it comes to what money or other benefits they can get from you for free) people and nice temperature.

While in Zanzibar, I stayed, among others, to the Zanzibar Serena Inn. Very nice hotel, especially as it has a deal for lower prices for Zantel employees.

Here are also the pictures, of course from Zanzibar (click here to see all the pictures):

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For you Romanian readers out there, I will write all the Tanzania-related posts in English, so that more people can benefit from my experience.

To start from the beginning, about a year ago, a friend of mine (hi Khaled) started telling me how good it is to be in Tanzania, to work for Zantel (a GSM company owned by Etisalat). He asked me whether I wish to join him here, because the only department that had issues was the IT department.

Now, one year later, I’ve finally managed to come down here (”down” as in “South”). Exactly one week ago, I’ve left my home in Bucharest, heading towards Dar es Salaam (via Dubai). Much of my decision to come to Dar was because of Ruth and her Dar Es Salaam Diary.

The flights itself were quite enjoyable (I’ve managed to sleep for five minutes on the second flight), but the 8 hours waiting in Dubai have been exhausting.

My first contact with Tanzania was actually with the Visa Office from within the airport.

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So, after two days of being in Tanzania, here are the first pictures.

The first four pictures are with the view from the hotel (Markham Executive Suites - nice hotel btw), and the rest of four pictures are from the office, from Zantel:

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