To celebrate the U.S. Independence day, we were fortunate to have a very welcome day off from training. With some friendly connections from one of my fellow volunteers, Meghan, we went on a day-long excursion to the island of Mbudya off the coast of Dar es Salaam to kick back on the beach and hang out with other local Tanzanians.
It was a gorgeous day as we took a small ferry over to the remote island, which was very quiet and peaceful, with only a few other tourists lounging on the beaches when we arrived. After arrival, we enjoyed some food and drink, lots of sun, and swimming in the crystal blue water of the Indian Ocean. We also got to meet a lot of other young Tanzanians, most of whom spoke perfect English (although they were more than welcome to practice Swahili with us).
After a great day of fun and sun, we headed back to our hostel for some much needed rest. Although we weren’t able to be home in the U.S. to celebrate Independence Day with friends, family and fireworks, we were able to bring a little bit of July 4th celebration to Tanzania with new friends!
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