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Sine Heitmann 11 Nov 10
Walsall is famously the fattest town in England – the most common reasons for this is the high availability of fast food, less time being spent on cooking and lack of exercise. In Zanzibar and Jambiani, there is no McDonald’s or Burger King (I am not sure whether there is one in the whole of Tanzania) and a lot of people have a strong physical ability and toned bodies that some Walsall people might be envious of.
However, this does not come from working out regularly (we had to explain to our students what a gym is), but more out of necessity. As there are hardly any cars around, locals rely on walking or riding bicycles a lot while carrying heavy loads. The women have perfected the art of balancing their shopping or harvest on their heads while walking for miles, and many young men can easily climb a 20m high coconut tree without the help of any ropes…
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Sine Heitmann 2 Nov 10
The image of a UK student is one of lots of sleep, partying and a bit of study. Several of my students in Zanzibar spend the entire day at school and then go to work at a full time job – working and studying up to 18 hours a day, 7 days a week, no holidays and most of the time they only get a couple of hours sleep. But they are not complaining.
About two months ago I left England after having spent the past seven years there. I gave up my job at the University of Wolverhampton and my house-share in Walsall to move to Jambiani, Zanzibar, courtesy of VSO, an international volunteering organisation. In my second blog report from Zanzibar I compare student life and social activities…
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Sine Heitmann 27 Oct 10
Moving from one island to another
About two months ago I left England after having spent the past seven years there. I gave up my job at the University of Wolverhampton and my house-share in Walsall to move to Jambiani, Zanzibar, courtesy of VSO, an international volunteering organisation. I am going to stay here for two years, teaching at a local tourism training institute.
When I made the decision to move, the UK deficit was being debated and now that the cuts in public expenditure have been unveiled, many British people might be disillusioned about the prospects in their own country. You might think that I have moved to live in an island paradise, but let me put this into perspective by giving you a bit of a comparison…