Tanzania is so beautiful

Today we were at the Mikumi National Park

Assistant chef from India

Munish spied a favourite dish on the menu and when discussed with the our friendly head chef Arnold, the decision was made that he would demonstrate the Indian way of preparation and cooking. Tanzanians become serious when having a photo taken, but the smiles on the chef's face when we were done was enough thanks for something that really was a fun experience for us.

I introduce you to Arnold, our very caring executive chef

Arnold is a fast learner!

Munish takes over the burners....he can't help himself :-)

just a few final instructions......

and Arnold takes over to finish it off (under Munish's watchful eye!)

. And the final result was PERFECT!

hope you are enjoying our updates!
 Fiona

Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu

Saw a Blue Waxbill @ Arc Hotel today. Just wanted to share picture with everybody else...

Blue Waxbill seen in Arc Hotel, Morogoro

Munish Kaushik

Staying at the Arc Hotel.

Our stay at the Arc Hotel is turning out to be very pleasant well. It’s a small, clean hotel with a homely feel. We spend our evenings in the outdoor restaurant area which has an inspiring view of the Uluguru mountains which form a striking backdrop to Morogoro town.

The hotel restaurant turns out very good food, especially their Indian menu. Some of the food, such as the tomatoes, is sourced from a small garden behind the hotel. The hotel is located a little distance out of town on a back road, so it’s very quiet and cool in the mornings and evenings. When the wind blows, a jacket is needed!

The Executive chef Arnold is very friendly. I suggested banana pancakes to him and Munish showed him how to cook “Bharta” the Indian way in the hotel kitchen. “Bharta” is an Indian vegetarian dish made of eggplant, onion and tomatoes.

Lee Yu Kit, CSC Team 3

We the foodies

Team at a Chinese restaurant in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania. Just some pictures from the fun & food we had.

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Hassan waiting for the food :-)

Yu Kit placing the order for all of us.

Clinton, talking to Celia

Fiona talking to Hassan on her left.

Frank, enjoying a laugh

The beertender :-)

Taek, laughing ( for a change)

Serengeti & Nikon

Yu Kit, serving to everybody...

Tao and Raghu relishing the food...

A fish on the table

Pickles, etc....

Greens were good...

Chilly chicken

A duck...

Some Salad

Sub Team 3 On The Go Again...To Morogoro Regional Hospital

Today Tanzania Sub Team 3 was on the move again. We had a useful interview with Dr. Mokiti who is the Regional Medical Officer for the Morogoro Region. She was very generous with her time - given that the 400-bed hospital she manages is rapidly expanding to a 500-bed facility. After our talk, one of the doctors on staff gave us a tour of the compound which was really impressive. There are quite a few new buildings and Dr. Mokiti said they are about to move into bigger quarters. Overall, we were fortunate to get such a birds-eye view of the hospital and even managed to see the maternity ward in action! Although tomorrow is Saturday, we still have a few activities planned as we continue to move forward with our work plan on e-learning for the health care sector.

Debra

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Healthy team @ Work

Fiona's pen with her notes

Deb, reading the strategy documents

Taek @ work

Deb... busy reading again. In the Ministry Library

Taek's Visiting card, a girlie pink diary & IBM thinkpad ( which she never carries herself)

A busy Yu Kit  (while working out his next meal)

Happy workers on their way to the next interview