We left placement early on Thursday because me, Mike, Madeline, Courtney and Carissa had to catch a flight to Zanzibar. The Arusha airport was ridiculous. Nothing was electronic. They simply checked our names off a list. The fight was about an hour. Zanzibar is the most gorgeous beach I've ever been. I didn't actually think the places on Google Images existed, but they do. I have the same photos to prove it. We took a cab to the hotel. It was easier than I thought it was going to be. The room was nice, but everything was missing. In our room, the shower didn't work, no phones, no wastebasket, no working outlets. The other room at least had a working shower, but none of the other stuff. We were really hoping that we'd be able to talk to our families while we were here.
New Years in Zanzibar was neat. A lot of dancing after midnight, but there was drama with the bill. We may be young Americans, but we're not dumb, young Americans. We spent 2 days on the beach. The sun was something awful. I spent all but 15 minutes on Friday in the shade and I got fried. I was so upset. The next day, I wore a big t-shirt and long skirts. The t-shirt even went into the ocean and pool with me. I was not about to damage my skin some more. We went snokeling and had good food. On Sunday, we putzed around Stone Town. That was really neat.
We made it back to Moshi around 10 pm last night after delayed flights. We were so tired after the long day of traveling and a lot of walking.
I hope everyone else had a wonderful New Year. More when I'm back in the US.
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