by Jennifer Gaggion | Apr 29, 2019 | Tales of a Traveling Designer
Friday, August 10 5:30 am: “I am pouring the water now,” huffs Hassan, our butler, his breath labored by the weight of the hoist. He has to pour 40 liters of water into the tarp bucket and hoist it about 10 feet in the air. “It is ready,” he...
by Jennifer Gaggion | Apr 22, 2019 | Tales of a Traveling Designer
Thursday August 9 In the middle of the night Luca calls out “mom”. I don’t respond. “Mom” he says again. I ask “what” and he replies, “a zebra!” I smile, knowing he’s having sweet dreams. Zzzzzzzzzzzzziiiiiiiiipp….zzzzzzziiiiiiiipp. What the What is...
by Jennifer Gaggion | Mar 22, 2019 | Tales of a Traveling Designer
Tuesday, August 7 Today we meet our safari guide, Spiros who will be with us through August 14th and is driving us 2.5 hours (four hours with stops) in our safari vehicle to Tarangire National Park. Becoming a safari guide has been a notable accomplishment. Spiros...
by Jennifer Gaggion | Dec 22, 2018 | Tales of a Traveling Designer
Monday, August 6 Outside the city of Arusha is very poor with small shanties as homes, clearly with no running water and built directly on dirt grounds in some cases. Within the city, though more established, still appears to be less than anything moderately...