Kilimanjaro Region

We spent our last day together shopping, napping, and eating. Thank you to everyone at Stella Maris, who bravely hosted 14 of us for an entire week! We will never forget your gracious hospitality, warm smiles, and your warm hugs! We truly appreciate everything you...

What a day we had around Moshi! Our day started off with a trek up the mountain to the coffee plantation where we got to see the intricate process of making African coffee (the best coffee). Starbucks is one of the big companies that buys African coffee. In fact,...

We started our day with the lovely privilege of sleeping in until 8:30! And, it was such a treat after our 6:30 wake-up call for the hospital. At breakfast, we all devoured several plates of the homemade french toast, fresh pineapple, and Africafe instant coffee....

Although our days in Tanzania are wrapping up, we all have enjoyed our time so far in Moshi while getting to experience the workings of Machame Hospital. Today some students stayed behind with Dr. Knopp to complete pediatric and adolescent check-ups at the Stella...

Today, we woke up bright and early in order to get breakfast before reporting for chapel and morning report. Following report, the group split up: some watched surgery, some went to Community Outreach (where they visited the homes of various patients to provide...

It’s day 1 in Moshi; we will be spending the rest of our Tanzanian days here. After the past few days of safari fun, it’s time for us to get back to working in the hospital. The hospital here is called Machame Hospital, and we are already impressed with how...

Today we spent traveling. We had to say goodbye to our tour guides who we spent the past four days with. On our way to our next location we stopped at multiple markets to get souvenirs for ourselves and loved ones. We found some of the most interesting handmade...