CURRENT MISSION

To travel the wolrd and explore it

ABOUT ME

A strong man with intelligent idea and very much supportive to anyone

I graduated school in March 2003; I have worked for a few months and now plan on adding to my traveling experiences. Currently working on safaris and volunteering industry and then plan to live somewhere in Tanzania, preferably in Arusha.

I plan to do community work in the field of community development in the future, creating or help organizing certain social services that are needed on schools, orphanages and for hospital.

PHILOSOPHY

Never judge by outside look or without listening to another side history and also If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

ctivities in Arusha and Safari
There are a number of Internet cafes, restaurants, bars/pubs, an ice-cream parlour (with awesome gelato!) and a movie theatre. There are also some nice hotels that, for a small fee, will let you spend the day by their pool.
Ujamaa Hostel offers a range of Day and Weekend Trips please see our “Day Trips and Safari” page for more details.
You can easily do a day trip to Moshi (80kms east) to see the town and look at Mt Kilimanjaro. If you are interested you can go up to the entrance of the Mt Kilimanjaro walking trail and there are a range of walks to waterfalls and local villages that you can do in the foothills of Mt Kilimanjaro as well.
Going on Safari to Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara and The Serengeti are always popular. Staff at the hostel can make recommendations for companies and options.
Further afar there are many places throughout Tanzania that are worth checking out such as Lushoto, Lake Victoria and Zanzibar. Pick up a guide book and have a look at what is available!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Meeting with new people

Interests

I love hiking, snowboarding, wakeboarding, boating, swimming, travelling and running. I also enjoy painting, reading and drawing

• books
• education
• environment
• human rights
• dining
• seafood
• vegetarian
• running
• walking
• pub crawls
• boating
• reading
• traveling
• billiards
• volunteer work
• painting
• drawing
• hiking
• snowboarding
• wakeboarding
• swimming
• teaching
• history
• law
• religion
• tourism
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

I am open to all sorts of music. I love classic rock, especially the Beatles, dub-step, rock, metal and hip hop. I mostly enjoy non-fictional movies and books. A Thousand Splendid Suns is my favorite book.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

About the volunteering program

On the first and third Monday of every month a new program begins. Participants arrive at Dar es Salaam or Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) the previous Sunday and are driven either to the coordinator’s house or to volunteer quarters. The first few days are spent getting to know the area and being briefed about Tanzania’s local customs and way of life. Information about the Swahili language and the country’s religions and cultures helps volunteers to get a clear picture of their new environment.

Work options

There are many different kinds of volunteer work available, depending on participants’ interests and areas of expertise. With a focus on healthcare, volunteers can take on a medical or healthcare internship, or work with a HIV/AIDS Project. Those interested in education can opt for teaching English in a women’s project or work at the English boarding school. Orphanages always have need of voluntary help and the Pamoja Project and the Legal Aid Project specialize in raising awareness of HIV/AIDS and the legal and international human rights issues pertaining to widows and orphans of men who have died from AIDS/HIV.

Food and accommodation

Volunteers in Tanzania are placed in accommodation in shared rooms in volunteer houses, and sometimes with host families. Sanitary facilities tend to be shared with other volunteers and it is worth noting that the showers are not always hot. Tanzanian food is delicious and includes seafood and vegetarian dishes, as well as chicken and other meats.

Program costs

Volunteering costs depend on the length of the program and range from 400 dollars for two weeks up to 900 dollars for 12 weeks. This fee includes the airport pick-up and introduction days (although not for the boarding school), accommodation and board during the entire stay. Volunteers are supplied with a manual and have the assistance of a locally based coordinator.

Teach, Learn, Share

About the volunteering program

On the first and third Monday of every month a new program begins. Participants arrive at Dar es Salaam or Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) the previous Sunday and are driven either to the coordinator’s house or to volunteer quarters. The first few days are spent getting to know the area and being briefed about Tanzania’s local customs and way of life. Information about the Swahili language and the country’s religions and cultures helps volunteers to get a clear picture of their new environment.

Work options

There are many different kinds of volunteer work available, depending on participants’ interests and areas of expertise. With a focus on healthcare, volunteers can take on a medical or healthcare internship, or work with a HIV/AIDS Project. Those interested in education can opt for teaching English in a women’s project or work at the English boarding school. Orphanages always have need of voluntary help and the Pamoja Project and the Legal Aid Project specialize in raising awareness of HIV/AIDS and the legal and international human rights issues pertaining to widows and orphans of men who have died from AIDS/HIV.

Food and accommodation

Volunteers in Tanzania are placed in accommodation in shared rooms in volunteer houses, and sometimes with host families. Sanitary facilities tend to be shared with other volunteers and it is worth noting that the showers are not always hot. Tanzanian food is delicious and includes seafood and vegetarian dishes, as well as chicken and other meats.

Program costs

Volunteering costs depend on the length of the program and range from 400 dollars for two weeks up to 900 dollars for 12 weeks. This fee includes the airport pick-up and introduction days (although not for the boarding school), accommodation and board during the entire stay. Volunteers are supplied with a manual and have the assistance of a locally based coordinator.