Monthly Archives: June 2011
Last day of Boys Camp
Friday, June 24 2011 Had a good day to finish off the last day of camp. Got up early to pack my things for Zanzibar…and managed to get down to the IST early enough to get a workout in. We … Continue reading
VP Tanzanian Basketball Federation makes a visit
Thursday, June 23 2011 Second last day of camp. Was a regular day, and the camp went well. The Vice President of Tanzanian basketball dropped by, Mgessa Phares, and took some time to speak to the group. Bahati had been … Continue reading
Random Thoughts and Musings
Airconditioning is a Godsend. Would be extremely hard to sleep at night without it. And we are in the middle of Winter here! Over 30 degrees everyday. Little tiny ants everywhere. Barely noticeable. Crawl over everything. I hope they are … Continue reading
Mid Week Update
Wednesday, June 22 2011 Three days of camp down. Things are going well and getting lots of positive feedback from the camp so far. I’m very impressed with how hard the kids are working, and how well they are listening, … Continue reading
First day of Boys Camp
Monday, June 20 2011 We had the first day of camp today. Was up and ready at the gym at 8am. Bahati had organized a press conference for the morning to start off the camp and add some publicity to … Continue reading
Aga Khan Mzizima Secondary School – Tournament
June 18, 2011 As soon as I hit the bed last night I was asleep…and didn’t wake up till 9:30am this morning when Daryl knocked on the door to wake me. Didn’t think I would sleep that long…but was glad … Continue reading
Getting Settled in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Friday June 17, 2011 I arrived in Dar Es Salaam at 5:35 am in the morning. 6 hour flight from Cairo. Managed to get a fair bit of sleep on the plane, or at least I think I did! It … Continue reading
First African Experience
Thursday June 16, 2011 Well…my first time in Africa! At Cairo airport, just arrived 4:10pm local time (that’s 10:40am NL time). I have a 5 hour stopover and take a second red eye at 10pm to Dar Es Salaam and … Continue reading