Saving the world is meant to be hard work, and like the saying goes 'Work hard, play hard'. Somehow then an
impostor like me in the humanitarian aid field in dusty hot Sudan ended up with over a week on the beach in the paradise of Zanzibar. The contrast between the two places was certainly quite something.
I spent a lot of time in the clear warm
turquoise waters of the
Indian ocean with several dives and lots of
snorkeling.
Elodie (expat doctor from Bentiu also on holiday) and I were able to experience the thrill together of cruising alongside a large turtle in about 12m of water which was amazing. It was wonderful to be able to spend so many hours swimming, relaxing and simply floating the day away.
People really make or break any part of life and so I count
myself extremely lucky to have met so many great people in such a short time. The four
Norwegian teachers also on break from work in Africa were wonderful friends for the first week, and then Trinity, Jim and Roger were great company for my last few days.
The food was out standing, with a great breakfast provided by the hostel in the morning, lunch overlooking the water, and then seafood in the evening while watching the
fiery sunset out over the water to the west.
Saving the world is meant to be hard work, and like the saying goes 'Work hard, play hard'. Somehow then an impostor like me in the humanitarian aid field in dusty hot Sudan ended up with over a week on the beach in the paradise of Zanzibar. The contrast between the two places was certainly quite something.
I spent a lot of time in the clear warm turquoise waters of the Indian ocean with several dives and lots of snorkeling. Elodie (expat doctor from Bentiu also on holiday) and I were able to experience the thrill together of cruising alongside a large turtle in about 12m of water which was amazing. It was wonderful to be able to spend so many hours swimming, relaxing and simply floating the day away.
People really make or break any part of life and so I count myself extremely lucky to have met so many great people in such a short time. The four Norwegian teachers also on break from work in Africa were wonderful friends for the first week, and then Trinity, Jim and Roger were great company for my last few days.
The food was out standing, with a great breakfast provided by the hostel in the morning, lunch overlooking the water, and then seafood in the evening while watching the fiery sunset out over the water to the west.
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