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Tanzania Trip Planning

So I have started planning for my summer in Tanzania. It's about time, right? Well, it is so hard to plan when you're going to Africa because a lot of the cheap hotels and buses cannot be booked online. But after religiously searching online for a decently priced hotel, I found a hostel that is called the Jambo Inn. Pretty awesome ratings, lots of "mzungus" in the pictures, and best part... CHEAP. One room with just a fan (no AC) is $20.00 per night. Can't beat that! Also, it is in the perfect location and they offer a taxi service to pick you up from the airport for $25.00. It's bad that I debated whether or not to pay that much... it really isn't THAT bad of a "mzungu" price.. but then again, I pride myself on my bargaining skills. I don't want to be THAT white girl that got ripped off. But I think since I'm not going to know anyone when I arrive in Dar, and I also will have huge luggage bags, it only makes sense that I would have someone there waiting for me. It makes me feel more safe since I am EXTREMELY nervous to be going to Tanzania. In Rwanda, I would travel months, heck, years, by myself. But Dar is a big city and it makes me nervous. I am still debating whether I should go to Zanzibar by myself. I think that I will see what people I meet at the Jambo Inn. I guarantee that there is at least one group of people just passing through Dar like me on their way to another destination, namely Zanzibar. If not, then I will just take the bus from Dar to Arusha... a 9 hour bus ride. I am super excited.. really nervous.. and anxious. Overall it will be quite the adventure.. traveling in Africa by myself. It is a big task to take on but I think I can do it. Just have to make sure I have plenty of Tanzania shillings upon arrival. Gotta work on that. And gotta get myself a phone upon arrival. If I learned one thing from my trip to Africa last time it's that it is nearly impossible to survive in Africa without a phone! Here in the US I could.. but not there. People are too reliant on phones to reach each other. Here's to praying everything goes as planned!

Here's a link to the hotel that I'll be staying in. Pretty snazzy,huh? I told Andrew that the bathroom was TOP NOTCH. Ha! I love how to me it is a luxury to have hot water and I haven't even lived months without hot water yet. What an adventure this summer will be...

http://jamboinnhotel.com/