I now have an official departure date- September 19th. Today I booked my ticket to Dar es Salaam. Reality is setting in as I had an extremely productive day and also made my appointments with the Tanzanian Consulate here in the Netherlands for my visa and have my appointment to get any and all vaccinations I might need. Apparently yellow fever vaccinations are only good for ten years and mine was just over ten years ago. Although Tanzania does not require the vaccination unless you are travelling from an area that has a history of yellow fever, given its proximity to Kenya and the chance that I might visit there too, it is a good idea to have the vaccine or they won't let you back in to Tanzania.
I also just wanted to take a minute to give acknowledgement to all the people so far who have given me tips on what to bring and how to prepare a little- so here's to you- Nicholas, Olaf, Steph and Lauren- thank you so much!
I have now also made contact with some of the people I will be working with at Children's Dignity Forum and have learned that this week they are in the northern part of the country working on some of their programs there. I hope that I will have an opportunity to see these programs in action as part of my job.
That's all for now. I will be back later in the week to inform everyone of my experience with the Consulate and the health department. So far both have been very professional but I must give credit to the Consulate staff who were exceptionally helpful when I called with questions.
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