We receied news from Violet that the workshops were cancelled b/c the Global Fund (big ARV funder) is demanding a count of all people on ARVs in tanzania. so, her entire team has been spending the week overseeing the counting of pateints in all of Tanga region. its the way things go around here. dissapoointing for Leah and I, but we make up the workshop powerpoint slides, flichart notes, small group exercises, handouts to pass on to violet.
it was nice to have a few unexpected days in Muheza. I love the village life - doing the shopping and cooking. it was good to hang out at the house with juliette.
Leah and i took our last dalla dalla trip to Tanga on wed. It was a horrific trip. the roads, the drivers, the overcrowding and lack of bus maintenance...
We had a good last meeting with Violet.
Wed night is Wazungo dinner at our palce, then up and out early to go to Arusha. My heart sank when the delapitated 'simba' bus puled up. I thought it would be a long 7 hours on the road. but it was ok. the driver was not wreckless. the scenery wonderful - we moved into plains as we headed inland, following the Usambara mts up to mt. Kilimanjaro.
We spent the night in a wazungo lodge. it is deliciously cool here.
off to the Serengeti today!
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