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The Persistence of Ignorance

I committed myself to not allowing the ignorance and colorblindness of my cohorts to affect my experience here. But, in some cases the power of ignorance is overwhelming and supersedes my own mantras of “keeping it simple” in terms of explaining race and power to my peers. Our beach cottage weekend in Tanga this weekendContinueContinue reading “The Persistence of Ignorance”

Day Three Tarangire National Park

Our last day of safari we went to the Tarangire National Park between the Masaai Steppe and in the Great Rift Valley. The Tarangire is home to so many elephants, warthogs, cheetahs, monkeys, and lions. We saw all of these amazing animals and the most exciting was all the elephants out eating and bathing inContinueContinue reading “Day Three Tarangire National Park”

Safari Week: 5 parts

Last week the most incredible thing happened! We traveled 10 hours to the North of Dar es Salaam to Arusha town, Tanzania. Home to Mt. Meru and nearby in Moshi- the incredible Mt. Kilimanjaro. Our week long safari was like nothing I’ve ever done in my whole life. I’ve learned so much, seen so much,ContinueContinue reading “Safari Week: 5 parts”

Jesuit Connects

Mariah Goes Abroad:Jesuit lessons: Meeting with the Jesuits from the East African Provincial Kangs and Cypriano showed me so much about life here and the connection of the Jesuit communities around the world. So much similarities between the hospitality i’ve felt connecting with the Jesuits at SLU is mirrored here. But, if anything the lessonsContinueContinue reading “Jesuit Connects”

Chasing Waterfalls

At the top of the Selous Game Reserve lies the Udzungwa Mtns. Surrounded by lush greens all around and all types of wildlife is this beautiful gem in Tanzania. We hiked up the Sanje Falls peak then swam in the waterfalls. After swimming in the cooooool waters we ate lunch and headed back up theContinueContinue reading “Chasing Waterfalls”

First Two Weeks at TGNP

So far my work at TGNP has been divided between the Information Technology Communication department which includes working to update the social media, websites, and blog sites so that all who are online can have access to the work of TGNP. Then the work in the Advocacy and Activism area of TGNP which also involves aContinueContinue reading “First Two Weeks at TGNP”