The Life of a Canadian Abroad

My experiences living and working in East Africa for CARE Access Africa, supported by the Aga Khan Foundation of Canada's International Youth Fellowship Program.

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🌿🏠 The time has finally come to say goodbye to my Tanzanian nyumbani and return to my true, Canadian home. There's no possible way I can sum up how incredibly challenging and rewarding my time here has been, both personally and professionally. I will sure miss the people and places that made my stay so enjoyable, and I hope to return again one day. With that being said, I am STOKED to return to the True North, get out and about, eat a bagel belt and watch some puck. See you all soon! (at Mikocheni)

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🐲Making friends at #Kunduchi #crab #coastalvibes (at Kunduchi Beach Hotel & Resort, Dar es Salaam)

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🚢 #Kunduchi #Tanzania #coastalvibes (at Kunduchi Beach Hotel & Resort, Dar es Salaam)

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Everything is impossible until it is done /🚵🌲🌲🌲 #Hai #Moshi #Tanzania #everydayafrica #unsunghero #impossibleisnothing (at Moshi)

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💲🙋 @nmbtanzania bank staff explain the features of their new "Pamoja" account to rural savings groups at today's demand creation event. Over 100 group members, mostly nomadic #Maasai women, attended the event. 🌍 . #Hai #Moshi @careorg @caretanzania #microfinance #AccessAfrica #savingsgroups #savingsledinclusion #financialinclusion #NMB (at Hai District)

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🌋Mount #Kilimanjaro, as seen from the restaurant in my hotel in #Moshi, #Tanzania. 🌍 (at QWINE HOTEL)

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Wrapping up the third Demand Creation Event for @careorg 's new linkage training protocol earlier today in Kyuu, Tanzania. _ 💰The new training is designed to help rural Tanzanian and Kenyan savings groups transition from saving funds in a box to special bank accounts. _ These groups will be joining National Microfinance Bank Tanzania to save their money safely and gain access to more tailored financial services. 🌍 #microfinance #AccessAfrica #savingsgroups #everydayafrica #Tanzania #Kyuu #NMB #Care (at Moshi)

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Awesome weekend, awesome people! #Zanzibar #Bwejuu #Mushaphasplace (at Mustapha's Place)

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🌴🌿 #Bwejuu #Zanzibar #Canon #PowerShot (at Mustapha's Place)

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🌴🌊 #Stonetown #Zanzibar #everydayafrica #coastalvibes (at Stonetown, Zanzibar Island, Tanzania)

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Life's a beach - and so is this 🐚 #Stonetown #Zanzibar #everydayafrica (at Stonetown, Zanzibar Island, Tanzania)

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🚢🌅 #Stonetown #Forodhani #Zanzibar #Canon #PowerShot #sunset (at Zanz Forodhani)

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🎆🔫 #Stonetown #Zanzibar #outoffocus #Canon #PowerShot (at Stonetown, Zanzibar Island, Tanzania)

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👧👵💁👯👰👸👱Happy International Women's Day! Shout out to all the individuals and organizations the world over actively working to empower women and promote gender equality 🌍 #internationalwomensday #genderequality #projecttembo #Longido #Tanzania (at Longido District)

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👣👍 Yours Truly Photo credit to Kelembu 🌍 (at Longido)

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Klembu, my #Maasai guide and good friend. #Longido #Tanzania (at Longido)

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🏡🐐Inside a #Maasai #boma - the collection of encircled huts where a family lives and keeps some of their animals. Husbands, wives, children, extended families and friends can all live in the same boma and they can be very large. This is a permanent boma, meaning the family doesn't leave, but typically maasai families will relocate themselves depending on where conditions are best for cattle grazing and water access. (at Longido)