Nakupenda Tanzania

I have returned from the most amazing experience of my life. Tanzania is now my favourite place in the whole entire world. I met wonderful people, both from England and in Tanzania, that I have memories with and shall hold onto tightly as they are irreplacable. I can't wait to see all the photos and get started on my scrapbook. Here are a few of my photos and words to describe the time I had, although it really can't be put into words.

Photos with Eliphas, William and Benson in Tanga · Snapshots from our safari · Playing with the lovely children from the village of Umbuni · Project work which involved getting rather dirty socks

Project Work
The main purpose of our trip was to lend a helping hand to the local communities we visited. Our work involved wildlife conservation, building a house for a mama and renovating classrooms. It was really rewarding to see the impact that our work had, particularly with the school as we got to meet the children that our work would benefit.

Safari
Elephants, giraffes, a cheetah, a lion and flamingos are just a few of the animals we saw on safari. Our driver Julius was so good, he managed to get us magnificent sights of a cheetah chasing impalas in an attack, a lion that was literally within arms reach and a huge elephant shaking a tree. We visited Tarangire and the Ngorongoro Crater which was the most beautiful landscape that I've ever seen.

Tanga
Although I loved everywhere we visited within Tanzania, Tanga just holds a special place in my heart. Our camp was located right above the Indian Ocean and the village of Umbuni was full of such friendly and happy people. Each time we walked to our project work the children would come running to shout "Hiii", "Byyeee" and "Jambo"; their happiness just resonated throughout the whole team. I also adored the camp staff at Tanga: Balla is the one who always sang and kept spirits high, Eliphas is the coolest person in camp with a happy hat, Anderson is just a big teddy bear that is constantly smiling, and Benson is the love of my life. I'm not kidding, he dances and holds everyones hands whilst maintaining the cutest smile. Oh, and let's not forget about the kitchen staff, William and Jambo Jambo Guy. Everytime I would walk past the kitchen Jambo Jambo Guy would say "JAMBO JAMBO" in a high pitched voice (of which me and my friend Meghan would imitate) and William would wave frantically after seeing me get so excited to see him. Awh, I cried when I left that camp.

So if you see a person walking down the street saying "JAMBO" to everyone they pass, it's probably me. People in this country need to cheer up anyway.

If you have any questions about the country or what I did, I'd love to talk about it with you in more depth. This post is merely scratching the surface.

Nakupenda Tanzania♡

Mbali Na Tanzania

I'M SO EXCITED. Tomorrow I shall be embarking on a month long expedition to Tanzania with Camps International in which I will have the opportunity to go scuba diving, go on a safari and, most importantly, help with community work...albeit if I have to arise at 3am, but it's obviously worth it. This calls for a Tanzania Playlist. I've only just started using 8tracks; it's such  good way to create playlists for every occasion. Imagining I'm travelling through African plains in a little safari Jeep, I was going for a chilled sunset vibe...but being my usual unpredictable self, I had to add a few dance bangers in there in case I feel  like raving. So, really, it's a random playlist of songs I like at the minute. Enjoy!

Tanzania Playlist from stereospecs on 8tracks.

I Want You - Summer Camp

Morning Sun - Rock Mafia ft. Miley Cyrus

Who Knows Who Cares - Local Natives (Botaniks Remix)

Hanging On - Ellie Goulding ft. Tinie Tempah

Never Never - SBTRKT

California Sunrise - Dirty Gold

My  False - Matt Corby

Bad Girls - M.I.A

Levels - Avicii

I didn't want to schedule any posts while I'm away (what if there's a grammatical error that won't be corrected for four weeks?!) so I'll see you, my precious little blog, when I return.

Kwaheri!

Ellie + Tinie

Hanging On begins in a subdued atmosphere with the soft plucking of a harp audible beneath Ellie's enchanting soprano voice. I love the use of a harp. As the lyrics enter, the production slowly increases in dynamic and becomes thicker, progressing into soft dubstep. Tinie Tempah interrupts the captivating vocal with his usual high energy rapping, attacking the beat laid before him which gives a great contrast within the track. The constantly moving pitch of the vocal is reminiscent of The Weeknd but this is shunned by the ever changing range in production, as it grows and diminishes. It's just a really well produced track okay.

Queen: Daddy's Vinyl Collection

Today I had the lovely task of sifting through my daddy's vinyl record collection and putting them into alphabetical order. Firstly, I take pleasure in organising things (yes, I am the kind of person who gets excited about new folders at the beginning of the school year) and secondly, it was a major Queen fest. With the Queen Live Killers record spinning on the turntable and having eight Queen vinyl's in total, I am holding my father responsible for my love of the incomparable rock band.

However, seeing this large collection of iconic musicians and albums, it dawned on me how few hard copies of albums I actually own. In a technology obsessed world, it seems that most people (including myself) only ever buy music from the internet, losing that excitement of when you hold a new record for the first time and open up the immaculate cover. I know this is a scary thought, but what would happen if this technology broke down and all your music was erased? I want to be able to have a large record collection showing the culture of my childhood to look back on when I'm older, not having to rely on a computer to supply me with memories. I therefore pledge to buy albums from the store from this day forward. Well, the good ones anyway.

What do you think about the decrease in purchases of records? Is it good or bad?