Day: April 5, 2024

Self Care: A Basic Need

This is happening to our youth today and they end up being so stressful and unhealthy. One should stop and ask themselves, is it worth it? Would you be happy, stress free and healthy if you achieve these goals now rather than later? With this I say self-care is important for everyone. 

Another year is upon us and many goals are already set to focus on what to do to move forward.

Most people especially those in their mid and late twenties are working to the bone to focus on starting a family, having a new job and other future plans in this New Year. Although these are important things to think of, they take up much the time for one to think about themselves for a while. This is happening to our youth today and they end up being so stressful and unhealthy. One should stop and ask themselves, is it worth it? Would you be happy, stress free and healthy if you achieve these goals now rather than later? With this I say self-care is important for everyone. 

Self-care means taking care of our mental, physical and emotional health. From doing exercises, eating healthy, meditating, taking a vacation one can fulfil caring for themselves without having other matters in mind. This does not mean neglecting other responsibilities just to feel good with yourself. It just means taking a breather from all the hard work and concentrating on ourselves for better health. 

In order to achieve this, one should make a list that has all the things that make them happy and stress free. Since everyone has different taste on what to do for their self-care, am going to mention a basic check list that can be followed by anyone. 

  • Eat healthy meals. Caring for your health is the most important part of self-care and so the consuming of junk foods and unhealthy snacks should reduce. Vegetables, vitamins and proteins are more important to keep the body healthy. By eating healthy one can achieve a lot. 
  • Exercising. Doing any type of exercises that you are comfortable with helps in not only physical health but also emotional health. Scientists say it increases serotonin levels which lead to improved mood and energy. You can choose to just walk for 30 minutes every day and it would be exercise.
  • Get enough sleep. Many neglect this while it’s important. It’s a fact that adults need 7-8 hours of sleep. Follow this and your body will be very relaxed.
  • Do something you enjoy once a month. This will keep you happy to get time for your own or with friends doing something pleasurable. You can go watch a movie, read a book, have lunch alone or with your friends, go to a party and many other activities. This helps you relax and reduce stress.
  • Travel or have a road trip. This helps you escape your everyday life and lets you go out and explore the world. 

Making self-care a priority in your life is the most important thing that you can do for yourself. It changes the perspective of life. Doing all these things will make you see life in a new way where you are able to take care of yourself and this makes it possible for you to take care of everything and everyone around you. This month, consider ways that you can make self-care part of your schedule. Remember, you deserve this as much as the next person.

Goat Racing For Charity

The Rotary Goat Races is a charity that is conducted by the Rotary Club of Dar es Salaam Oysterbay. They are also known as the JOyster Bay, a name used by many of its members and friends. This club is one of the largest rotary clubs in Tanzania

The Rotary Goat Races is a charity that is conducted by the Rotary Club of Dar Es Salaam Oyster bay. They are also known as the Oyster Bay, a name used by many of its members and friends. This club is one of the largest rotary clubs in Tanzania. They have been conducting since 2009 and has been able to unite people in hard work and service while spreading harmony. They focus in many projects that aim in issues such as literacy and education, water and sanitation and many others. 

The beginning of goat racing in Tanzania started in 2001 following Uganda’s lead. The fact that goats that could race faster existed caught people’s attention and it became a good way to make it into a charity. For the past 17 years since 2001 to 2017 it was known as Charity Goat Races. For all these years Charity Goat Races has been able to support many organisations and charities by raising millions of shillings for Tanzanians in need. 

In 2017, the Charity Goat Races came to an end. The committee of the goat races decided to take a break despite the achievements brought by Charity Goat Races. This decisions left all the followers of goat racing in sorrow and wondering why it ended. 

Rotary Club of Dar es Salaam came to pick up goat racing in 2018 when they saw how it brought an impact to the society. They then changed the name to Rotary Goat Races. They have a vision which is to change as many lives as possible through education. They began with the 2018 edition under the motto; Wakanda Goat Are You? This attracted more people to attend due to the word wakanda referring the Marvel movie “Black Panther” They also included competitions for the spectators which were best dressed couple or group. Children were also included. 

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All funds raised will be given as charity in different community projects that support education like the scholarship program that funds university students in Tanzania. Since it was their first year as Rotary Goat Races, the outcome and response was very positive. It would be great to have another goat race in the near future.

By Edna Deus

Swahili Wood Décor

Swahili wood décor is a company that deals with interior and exterior designing of anything that involves woodwork. It was founded in December 2018 and is owned by Emmanuel Samuel.

Swahili wood decor is a company that deals with interior and exterior designing of anything that involves woodwork. It was founded in December 2018 and is owned by Emmanuel Samuel. He was still a student when he began this line of work and now it has grown into a very well-known company.

In the beginning Swahili wood décor did not have a specific space for work and so they were mainly found through social media. That did not last for long because they now have headquarters in Mikocheni, Dar -Es -Salaam in Tanzania. 

This company was started to help people get there vision to become real on what they needed. Different carpentry skills are used to create items, furniture and even buildings just as the customer wants. The act of making these visions come true was so as to save the people time to go around in shopping malls and stores looking for what they need. With making wood into items the certainty of durability is higher than the ones being bought from malls. Swahili wood décor is famous in making lamps, chandeliers, mirrors, wall clocks and many others items.

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In less than a year, the company was able to work on big projects in and out of Dar es Salaam. They worked in Kahama, Mwanza and also Geita. They designed different buildings using wood as their main material such as bars, shops and others. Furthermore, their biggest project was done in Dar es Salaam where they designed the Instanbul Turkish Restaurant outside of Mlimani City complex mall. The restaurant was done in perfection.

This New Year, Swahili wood décor has captured the interest of customers from other countries. As the saying goes “the first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you are not going to stay where you are”, and the step this company took was to spread its wings to other countries starting with South Africa. With all the achievements it has got this last year, we can’t wait to see more of their designs in many other different settings.

By Edna Deus

A Day At The Lazy Lagoon: Weekend Get Away

The beach is always a nice place to clear your head and be stress free. The feeling of sand on your feet and the sun on your skin always makes one forget about any worries clouding their mind. This article is about a secret private island on the shores of Bagamaoyo, Tanzania.

The beach is always a nice place to clear your head and be stress free. The feeling of sand on your feet and the sun on your skin always makes one forget about any worries clouding their mind. This article is about a secret private island on the shores of Bagamaoyo, Tanzania.

Last July I was lucky enough to be invited for a getaway to bagamoyo. A friend of mine asked me and some other friends to accompany her and I couldn’t be more excited to leave behind everything else for a breather.

Imagine living on a private island with your house facing the ocean and witnessing the sun rise and set every day. This was what it was like to stay at the lazy lagoon hotel for that amazing but short weekend.

When we arrived at Bagamoyo a place called FETA mbegani campus, a school for fishermen, we were escorted to a boat that we used to cross the ocean to the island. The island had only the one hotel on it since the rooms there are not similar to other hotels in the city. Each guest is given a private house that faces the ocean and has enough space to accommodate a family.

The services was wonderful. All the people there were friendly and helpful with whatever we needed. The manager was the friendliest of them all. He was always around to keep us company since we were very few guests around including two couples and the group I was in. Whenever it was time for breakfast, lunch or dinner we always got a different menu from yesterday’s which was so refreshing. Funny thing was the first meal we had was nice but it was very little to satisfy us. Me and my friends asked the waiter why the small potions, was it because we were ladies? The waiter explained that many foreigners who come to stay there prefer small potion

I always woke up earlier than my friends and sat outside to watch the sun rise. With the wave sounds on the beach it always calmed me and it could always make me feel free of anything else. During the day, whenever we were tired of staying on the beach, we went to play some games with the Maasai who were around. I even learned to play pool and shoot darts. We were not lucky enough to go snorkeling because of the tides but we went swimming instead. Sometimes my friends insisted a lot to just rest in our room but I always wanted to stay on the beach and chase any small crabs I could see.

Those three days were the best I had in this whole year. When it was time to leave, most members of the hotel came to see us off. We were really sad since they said we made it livelier than any guests before. I never said this but we were always talking, laughing and mostly loud that they came to know us all very well.

It was a fun time for sure and so worthy to skip the city for. Lazy lagoon will always be a place to remember and I hope

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this article will convince you to take a break from every day life and breathe!