what I did and did not like about Tanzania

Tanzania was a place that I had always wanted to visit probably from all the wildlife National Geographic specials I had watched over the years. I am certainly glad that I did get to visit the country, but I leave the country a bit disappointed.

I loved the beautiful mountain scenery and especially enjoyed Ngorongoro and seeing Mtn Kili when the clouds dispersed. All the animals I saw on the safari was fantastic.

I didn't like how much corruption there is in this country. If you take a sick person to the hospital you would have to give the nurse some extra money on the side in order for the sick person to get a bed. They don't feed sick people so you have to arrange or pay a person to go into the hospital each meal time and hopefully you have an honest person who will actually feed the person and not pocket the money. Little Pamela who has TB and Hiv was in the hospital for 3 weeks. I've also mentioned early that there is lots of corruption in the school system.

I don't like the fact that the country hasn't progressed in the last 50 years compared to other African countries I visited. After visiting spotless Rwanda, I was disappointed to see how much garbage is left in the streets and along the roadside. Local people have no idea about recycling and don't seem to mind their own yards being very messy. It was hard to try to tell the kids that if they finish eating a mango to throw the pit away instead of leaving it on the floor to rot at the orphanage.

I got the impression that they assumed all white people had lots of money and most people would try to charge you more since many stores do not have price stickers. The local transports also try to charge you more money. I felt that I was being discriminated against because I was white. Many people would yell out mzungo or point at you. It's not like I was the only white person around or in a very remote area. I didn't get that feeling in any of the other countries I visited.

I did enjoy the country but compared to the other countries, I not sure how much I will promote the country if I continue in the travel biz. They have a long way to go to improve the country.