I've arrived safely in Tanzania...

SO first off, i would like to thank my mom for all the trust she has given me, cause i need to honestly say i was crossing my fingers when i arrived by myself at the airport in Kilimanjaro at 8:30pm hoping that someone would be standing at the exit with my name on a piece of paper...and they were!!! So Yuma picked me up and drove me the 40 min back to Moshi and i am now safely staying at Hostel Hoff (google it to see how amazing it is). Everyone is there for extended stay and volunteering locally at schools and an orphanage. Even though I got there late, they had saved a plate of dinner for me...very sweet. Denis took me on a tour of the town today and already the differences between TZ and Equatorial Guinea are huge! First off, there is more than one newspaper, more than one radio station, and I can actually walk around by myself without being hassled by the military...its grand! Everyone here is very friendly (even in the airport, no more fingerprinting :D) and I aleady have met a lot of people. I even ran into a couple of guys i met on the airplane, so it already feels like a small town.
So this week i will be figuring out what project i want to work with and get started on that. this weekend, Denis and I already planned to go to Arusha (1+ hr east) to see a basketball tournament that is happening there and has countries from all over east africa. I've also already met 2 different people from different tour companies, one local and one from Australia, so hopefully i'll be going on safari soon, as March is the best (right before the rain hits, but before the tourists). Denis and I also have already planned for an unknown date to go to lake Victoria for a week (which will be much cheaper and more informal than a safari, basically, tour by local bus...the best way I've found to see a country).
So far the people associated with the hostel speak english, but apparently that is not too common, so i'm trying very hard to learn swahilli. hmmm, what else have i learned? well, from EG i've learned to ask questions, and i'm very excited about that. so from my million and a half questions to Denis, i've learned: there are 26 regions in TZ, which is then divided into a lot more districts, economy is based a lot in tourism but also from mineral goods (like tanzanite, found in TZ and used in cell phones), TZ's futbol team is pretty good, but Zambia is the best, and my phone will work in all of east africa, so that is good. my number is: 0-789-534-144 (fyi, this blog is officially my journal because my computer died and this internet cafe is now all i have).
So that is my last 12+ hours, I hope all is well for my friends and family, i miss you all!!!
Kerry