{"id":3892,"date":"2014-10-19T19:51:47","date_gmt":"2014-10-19T19:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/?p=3892"},"modified":"2014-10-19T19:51:47","modified_gmt":"2014-10-19T19:51:47","slug":"journey-school-international-school-tanganyika-dar-es-salaam-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalschoolcommunity.com\/blog\/journey-school-international-school-tanganyika-dar-es-salaam-tanzania\/","title":{"rendered":"The Journey to School: International School of Tanganyika (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The journey to work is indeed an important one. \u00a0The journey though is not so clear for international school teachers, when looking for jobs at schools in\u00a0cities\/countries to which they have never been. \u00a0So let’s share what we know!<\/p>\n

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One of our members, who works at the\u00a0International School of Tanganyika<\/a> (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)<\/span>\u00a0described her\u00a0way to work as follows:<\/p>\n

\"ScreenYou either walk, drive your SUV, or ride\u00a0your bike to school. It all depends on where you live and what you prefer to have\/use.<\/p>\n

If you do decide to walk to work and have to carry something, it should be in a small plastic sac (like what you would get when grocery shopping). Don’t carry a bag that looks like it has something valuable in it (Ipad, computer, etc.)!<\/p>\n

I personally drive to work.<\/p>\n

On the side of the road, the “African mommas” can be\u00a0found with their pots making coffee\u00a0out of (possibly) not the cleanest water. \u00a0But boiled long enough, maybe it is just fine. They heat the pots by using actual fire that they have made themselves using wood.<\/p>\n

You also see Daladalas going by, the name for\u00a0the local\"Screen buses here. \u00a0There is always somebody hanging out the window\/door of the bus. \u00a0He says, “Hey, Hey!” really loudly trying to get people’s attention and to see who wants to get on to the bus.<\/p>\n

There are also many locals on bikes passing you by with high-stacked food items on the back or front of the bike; like eggs maybe. \u00a0Other bikes have many water bottles hanging off the side. Sometimes you can see ones with fish or sticks of wood.<\/p>\n

The extreme bounciness of the road is something you can’t ignore during your short 3-5 minute journey. \u00a0Though not the best road in the world, it can be good wake-you-up in the morning, bouncing around so much!<\/p>\n

\"ScreenOn good days with the sun out, there is a nice breeze in the air (like in October). The soft sound of the wind is blowing through the tree leaves. Lovely!<\/p>\n

Currently, we have\u00a012<\/b>\u00a0international schools listed in Tanzania\u00a0on our website. \u00a05<\/b>\u00a0of them have had comments submitted on them by our members. Check out which ones\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0by using our school search feature and ticking the box ‘schools with comments’. \u00a0<\/em>International School of Tanganyika<\/a>\u00a0is a popular school profile page on our website. \u00a0It has 59<\/b>\u00a0total comments on it. \u00a0It also has 6<\/b>\u00a0members that either currently work there or have worked there in the past.<\/em><\/p>\n

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So what is\u00a0your<\/em>\u00a0journey to the international school you work at? \u00a0Earn\u00a06 free months of premium membership<\/strong>\u00a0to our website if you participate in this blog series – ‘The Journey to School’. \u00a0Email us\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0if you are interested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The journey to work is indeed an important one. \u00a0The journey though is not so clear for international school teachers, when looking for jobs at schools in\u00a0cities\/countries to which they have never been. \u00a0So let’s share what we know! 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