Volunteering | footstepping..

Exploring Uganda and back to my Masai family in Kenya..

I went to Uganda by myself by overnight bus to Kampala. I had a rough border crossing with my visa but eventually got there.

That first day in Kampala I found it strange not to hear the East African language of Kiswahili anymore. It was odd to be a tourist in a foreign country again but now I was much more experienced in how things worked. I knew how to haggle down and felt completely comfortable jumping on the back of a boda (motorbike) to get where I needed to go. It’s all about confidence.

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My first, of many, steps in Kenya..

Little did I know how long the coastal town of Mombasa, would become my home..

I was at Mombasa Backpackers for a few days exploring the city and figuring out what I was going to do on my travels next. I arranged to go live with a Masai tribe through a volunteer company but as things happen, I met some great people including Linnea (American) and Hannah (Aussie). Linnea had recently started up her own NGO, Local Push Global, in Mombasa and Hannah had just moved in with her to help out.

Children jumping the puddles in the OId Town of Mombasa..

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My volunteer experience on the island paradise of Zanzibar..

I was off to Africa to volunteer for my first time, and I chose Zanzibar (an island of the coast of Tanzania) to offer my services (although it does cost to do this!). What an island paradise!

I arrived a few days before I was scheduled to help and went to the Northern tip of the island to Kendwa. This place was incredible. I have never seen such white sand with pristine waters – it was like a dream.

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