Josh – Canada

Business and Media intern, Art in Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

I am studying at the University of Waterloo. I am studying arts and business and majoring in speech communication. I worked as a business management intern with Art in Tanzania during my co-op term at the university. I was pleased with the experience in Tanzania. I would say there is a need for more structure. As part of the project, I taught evening English classes for adults to help them improve their spoken and written English. Also, I spent a few days a week teaching basic computer skills to the teachers. This is a fantastic place to gain cultural experiences and meet people from around the world. I would recommend this to people who want to improve their sense of the world, gain more knowledge, and learn about other cultures. The team leaders seem to know people from everywhere, even though Dar is such a big place. The compound uses dry toilets; I wish they were real toilets. Also, instead of bucket showers, they should use real showers.