Hmmm...I have mixed feelings about this part of my trip. Zanzibar is a beautiful place, and the hotel I am in is very nice- right on the beach. However, I am a little tired of everyone looking for a tip (it has been this way most of the trip, but I am kind of over it now). I try to remind myself that this is their livelihood and they are very poor, but it is getting harder to remember. Meanwhile, the company who has been contracted to organize this part of the trip can't find when my flight out is, and now they want me to pay extra money for "additional tax." I can't tell if this is corruption or miscommunication. Also, money is weird in Africa. I complained to many before I left that it is not clear how you are supposed to get it. I brought credit cards because books said they would be good, but they aren't. They said not to bring a lot of money, so I didn't, but many things have been expensive. They said I could access ATM, but many won't take my card, and then with one that did, a nice man with a machine gun came up to me and told you NOT to use this ATM. I don't need to be told twice! My camera is broken on some days (but curiously not others) so I have half of my trip documented. I am sure it will all work out, but I have to tell you, a good part of me just wants to come home right now.
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