well, the days are flying by, but not nearly fast enough! 15 days until i leave for africa! way too long, but just about two weeks away. until then i'll be spending my time nannying, working, packing, cabin trip (which i am definitely looking forward to!) and wrapping up last minute things in preparation for my trip.
did you know?
Tanzania is probably one of the oldest known inhabited areas on Earth; fossil remains of humans and pre-human hominids have been found dating back over two million years. More recently, Tanzania is believed to have been populated by hunter-gatherer communities, probably Cushitic and Khoisan speaking people. About 2,000 years ago, Bantu-speaking people began to arrive from western Africa in a series of migrations. Later, Nilotic pastoralists arrived, and continued to immigrate into the area through to the 18th century.
Travellers and merchants from the Persian Gulf and western India have visited the East African coast since early in the first millennium AD. Islam was practised on the Swahili Coast as early as the eighth or ninth century AD.
Kelsie. You are incredible. I'm so honored to know you.
ReplyDeleteWhat an adventure. It's going to be amazing!