Sharad Patel, London I was born in Moshi and had the best ten years of my childhood before being packed off to study in a boarding school (scindia school) in India. Those were care free days with fresh air, fresh fruits and enjoy the best weather you can find anywhere.
Zarin from Manchester I was born and brought up in Zanzibar. What a paradise it was! I left in 1964 and have never been back. I hope I can make it next year.
maggie thomas, canada my memories cover so many different parts of the continent; Zanzibar, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana. And it's true what they say, after twenty years living there you never get it out of your system. A childhood with the sounds of the sea always in my ears, living in a building where at high tide the waves reached the foundation of the building; now Tumekuja school on Zanzibar; Table Mountain, the beaches. mountains and valleys of the Cape in South Africa, school in an old Dutch farmhouse, with ghost stories at bed time; holidays in the fantastic Karoo and the long train journey to Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. The euphoria and exhileration of my return this time to Kenya as a nurse, ten years after
leaving the Cape; the stunning beauty of Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro, seen on a clear morning from the hospital verandah, hearing Swahili again, the language of my childhood. Safari in Samburu, (then the N.F.D.), Mau Mau, getting married in a tiny wooden church, honeymoon in Malindi. Transfer to Nigeria; Lagos, Benin and the cool relief of Jos, high on a northern plateau; transfer to Accra, Kwame Nkruma and the sadness of leaving finally.
James A Fernandes(mzalendo) from Toronto,Canada. I was born and broght up in Arusha,lived in Katesh in the Hanang district. lucky to go the same primary school with Gold Medalist Gidemas Shahanga,hewas two classes ahead of me.Life was to the basics i enjoyed it all the way everything was natural.Fresh fruit and vegetable's.I still have family in Tanzania.
Tanzania will always be home to me.Those memories will never go away.Played soccer bare feet we made our ouwn soccer balls out of plastic bags and old socks,looking back don't regret the experience,we used to watch once a month black and white movies sposored by ASPRO and CAFENOL.It was a lot of fun.Radio was the TV of our days.I always remeber my dads words life in beautiful only if you want to make it so!!!!We did all we could with the little we had.Long live Africa long live Tanzania.
Yasheera from Johannesburg, South Africa Hi there. I was born and brought up in South Africa. My family - mum's and dad's - all live and work here, mostly in Natal and most of them are now moving up to Joburg. It' said that SA has the largest Indian population outside India. The country is beautiful and accommodating to our culture and religion. It's absolutely amazing. I would love to visit overseas but I would not settle anywhere else. Sometimes when visiting places in Durban and Joburg, it feels like little India. More and more people here are also becoming more interseted in the Asian populations way of life and dress and culture.
Meheboob Bachani Peterborough I was born in Mombasa, Kenya (the paradise on earth) I have moved to the UK with my wife 4 years ago but i can never ever forget my lovely country. The weather is fantastic, people are fantastic, the food is fantastic just everything is fantastic in Kenya. Since I have moved to UK I have been twice to Mombasa where all my family,friends&my memories live & whenever i go i dont want to come back. Though I leave here but i always term Kenya as my home I always feel I am on a holiday here.Its a lovely country that i will never ever forget.
Mohsin Jiwa, Frankfurt I was born in Mombasa and left after the independence in 1964. I moved to Germany and have been living there for over 35 years. But an annual visit to East Africa is compulsory and my in-laws are still in Moshi, Tanzania. My wife and both the children were also born in Moshi Dr-Kajembe Hospital Moshi and Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre also KCMC. It is the home for us and shall always be. There are a lot of sweet and happy memories of East Africa that we shall never forget. After so many years after the independence the people are still living happily in Kenya. Mombasa is the best place for me. I visit it every year and I am leaving for East Africa in 2 weeks time.
Neville Pereira, USA Kenya was the closest thing to paradise, community, culture and family. Those days will never come back, but the memories will live forever.
Babu odedra I was born in Uganda and moved to Tanzania at the age of 8.Lived in TZ until i came to UK in 1970 to study.I visit Arusha regularly and am going in august to climb Mt Kilimanjaro,Arusha is fantastic town with superb climate lot of lovely memories of my childhood and lots of friends,across the board.might even retire there!!!!
Surendra Shah, Pelham Manor, New York Kenya (where I was born and raised through high school)will always enjoy a sweet spot in my heart/soul. My 19 years stay provided me with life experiences that have guided me through out my travels/career/family life. I am most impressed with how Kenyans have endured the changing economic conditions in the past 30 years and hope that education is making a difference i.e. providing options which is what I gained from education. We (including my family) keep visiting the country on regular basis and my family feels very much part of my love for that country. I miss the smell of the earth just before it rains! It is a special scent that one cannot experience in North America!
Tasneem Nanji - New York my name is Tasneem Nanji, I am a singer songwriter for teh band JUNGLI from Brooklyn NYC my family comes from Uganda and Kenya when we arrived there in Uganda for the first time since my mother was thrown out, it was a hot sunny& i will never forget how beautiful the tears looked streaming down my mother's face, that my friends is love& longing for a country a love i will never forget.
Mabi Abba, Birmingham
Hello Gagan, My name is Mabi and i was born and raised in Harare, I moved to the UK about 4 years ago and miss Harare a lot. Zimbabwe as a whole is a beautiful country, with plenty of tourist attractions namely Victoria Fall, Kariba, Nyanga, Great Zimabbwe Ruins. Tobacco used to be the major foreign currency earner for the country but now most of the farmers have left the country. I miss my family and friends that i left, the lifestyle, the people and the food.
Bharat Desai, Fresno, California. We have very good memories of our time (35years) in Zambia and Zimbabwe - the best years of our life were in Africa - Africa gets into your blood.
Praful Thakrar, Leicester I went back to Africa with my wife Aruna and son Raj. My son born in Leicester and I promised him that one day I will take him to Kakira my birth place. When we went my memory of old good days started flooding back. I remember how we all Hindu, Muslim Sikh Christian used to celebrate all the festival to gather. In fact in our town if there was a wedding in one family the entire town will help and to me that was the beauty of our unity. This time I went back to Karongo see our house where we were staying. We met Karelow our faithful servant. After 34 years he recognised me and started remembering our family. In fact he has got photographs of our family in his house. Our elders still talks about E Africa because they had a wonderful time there.
Rosemin, Toronto I was born in Tanzania and I would go back any minute. I was there last year and had a wonderful time, excellent food, fruits, nice beaches, hotels, and most of all the people are so inviting, warm and caring. My childhood memories are full of wonderful experiences and unforgetable times. No money can buy that time, I would go back anytime.
Rosemin, Toronto I was born in Tanzania and I would go back any minute. I was there last year and had a wonderful time, excellent food, fruits, nice beaches, hotels, and most of all the people are so inviting, warm and caring. My childhood memories are full of wonderful experiences and unforgetable times. No money can buy that time, I would go back anytime.
Gagandeep Kaur Virdee, Kenya I amliving in the uk right now, though my home will always be in Kenya. It's a truly beautiful and attractive country in a lot of ways. For me it holds a lot of experiences of happiness and good memories. The wildlife is the main thing its known for but also the people are so friendly and inviting to everyone including tourists. I'm sure anyone who's been there would be able to tell you that too. Because ive lived there, I can say that the real way to appreciate what Kenya has to offer is the people and the towns. I wouldn't choose any other country over Kenya because it rocks.
Baiju Shah- Moshi, Tanzania Absolutely stunning- I had the best school years anyone could ever have. The beautiful snow capped mountain is the first you see when you wake up and the amazing sunset is the last. The best smell of the first raindrop and the most delicious bananas you can ever taste. With so many troubles in their lives you will always find people with a big smile on their face.
Anna, London I was born in Nairobi, Kenya and grew up in Mombasa. I had a happy childhood in a wonderful country that was growing and developing as I grew.
I just returned back after a ten year absence and I was shocked and saddened to see the deterioration in security and the infrastructure. The paradise of my childhood is no more.
Shafiq, Birmingham I was born in Dar-es-Salaam (Haven of Peace), Tanzania, what a great place and what a great country, I would go back anyday. They say home is where the heart is, and my heart is definately lost in the streets of Dar...
Habiba, UK I was born and brought up in Kenya and what can I say about the most beautiful country in the world. But just to see the extreme poverty and corruption breaks my heart. I hope we can all end it soon.
Dipa Brahmbhatt, Texas US I was born in Tanzania, brought up in Kenya and than we finally moved to Botswana. I love everything about Africa, the people, climate, wildlife and diversity. Growing up our neighbours were Ugandan, Pakistani, Sikh, Parsi's, Khoja's and primary school was mixed with both African and Asian students, there were no caucasians in our school. We played African games with bottle tops, marbles and Indian games: cricket, gulli danda. Celebrated Christmas, EID, Diwali, just food hopping around each other's houses. There is no place like Africa and experiences of people and stories told are priceless.
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Sharad Patel, London
I was born in Moshi and had the best ten years of my childhood before being packed off to study in a boarding school (scindia school) in India. Those were care free days with fresh air, fresh fruits and enjoy the best weather you can find anywhere.
Zarin from Manchester
I was born and brought up in Zanzibar. What a paradise it was! I left in 1964 and have never been back. I hope I can make it next year.
maggie thomas, canada
my memories cover so many different parts of the continent; Zanzibar, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana. And it's true what they say, after twenty years living there you never get it out of your system. A childhood with the sounds of the sea always in my ears, living in a building where at high tide the waves reached the foundation of the building; now Tumekuja school on Zanzibar; Table Mountain, the beaches. mountains and valleys of the Cape in South Africa, school in an old Dutch farmhouse, with ghost stories at bed time; holidays in the fantastic Karoo and the long train journey to Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. The euphoria and exhileration of my return this time to Kenya as a nurse, ten years after leaving the Cape; the stunning beauty of Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro, seen on a clear morning from the hospital verandah, hearing Swahili again, the language of my childhood. Safari in Samburu, (then the N.F.D.), Mau Mau, getting married in a tiny wooden church, honeymoon in Malindi. Transfer to Nigeria; Lagos, Benin and the cool relief of Jos, high on a northern plateau; transfer to Accra, Kwame Nkruma and the sadness of leaving finally.
James A Fernandes(mzalendo) from Toronto,Canada.
I was born and broght up in Arusha,lived in Katesh in the Hanang district. lucky to go the same primary school with Gold Medalist Gidemas Shahanga,hewas two classes ahead of me.Life was to the basics i enjoyed it all the way everything was natural.Fresh fruit and vegetable's.I still have family in Tanzania. Tanzania will always be home to me.Those memories will never go away.Played soccer bare feet we made our ouwn soccer balls out of plastic bags and old socks,looking back don't regret the experience,we used to watch once a month black and white movies sposored by ASPRO and CAFENOL.It was a lot of fun.Radio was the TV of our days.I always remeber my dads words life in beautiful only if you want to make it so!!!!We did all we could with the little we had.Long live Africa long live Tanzania.
Yasheera from Johannesburg, South Africa
Hi there. I was born and brought up in South Africa. My family - mum's and dad's - all live and work here, mostly in Natal and most of them are now moving up to Joburg. It' said that SA has the largest Indian population outside India. The country is beautiful and accommodating to our culture and religion. It's absolutely amazing. I would love to visit overseas but I would not settle anywhere else. Sometimes when visiting places in Durban and Joburg, it feels like little India. More and more people here are also becoming more interseted in the Asian populations way of life and dress and culture.
Meheboob Bachani Peterborough
I was born in Mombasa, Kenya (the paradise on earth) I have moved to the UK with my wife 4 years ago but i can never ever forget my lovely country. The weather is fantastic, people are fantastic, the food is fantastic just everything is fantastic in Kenya. Since I have moved to UK I have been twice to Mombasa where all my family,friends&my memories live & whenever i go i dont want to come back. Though I leave here but i always term Kenya as my home I always feel I am on a holiday here.Its a lovely country that i will never ever forget.
Mohsin Jiwa, Frankfurt
I was born in Mombasa and left after the independence in 1964. I moved to Germany and have been living there for over 35 years. But an annual visit to East Africa is compulsory and my in-laws are still in Moshi, Tanzania. My wife and both the children were also born in Moshi Dr-Kajembe Hospital Moshi and Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre also KCMC. It is the home for us and shall always be. There are a lot of sweet and happy memories of East Africa that we shall never forget. After so many years after the independence the people are still living happily in Kenya. Mombasa is the best place for me. I visit it every year and I am leaving for East Africa in 2 weeks time.
Neville Pereira, USA
Kenya was the closest thing to paradise, community, culture and family. Those days will never come back, but the memories will live forever.
Babu odedra
I was born in Uganda and moved to Tanzania at the age of 8.Lived in TZ until i came to UK in 1970 to study.I visit Arusha regularly and am going in august to climb Mt Kilimanjaro,Arusha is fantastic town with superb climate lot of lovely memories of my childhood and lots of friends,across the board.might even retire there!!!!
Surendra Shah, Pelham Manor, New York
Kenya (where I was born and raised through high school)will always enjoy a sweet spot in my heart/soul. My 19 years stay provided me with life experiences that have guided me through out my travels/career/family life. I am most impressed with how Kenyans have endured the changing economic conditions in the past 30 years and hope that education is making a difference i.e. providing options which is what I gained from education. We (including my family) keep visiting the country on regular basis and my family feels very much part of my love for that country. I miss the smell of the earth just before it rains! It is a special scent that one cannot experience in North America!
Tasneem Nanji - New York
my name is Tasneem Nanji, I am a singer songwriter for teh band JUNGLI from Brooklyn NYC my family comes from Uganda and Kenya when we arrived there in Uganda for the first time since my mother was thrown out, it was a hot sunny& i will never forget how beautiful the tears looked streaming down my mother's face, that my friends is love& longing for a country a love i will never forget.
Mabi Abba, Birmingham
Hello Gagan, My name is Mabi and i was born and raised in Harare, I moved to the UK about 4 years ago and miss Harare a lot. Zimbabwe as a whole is a beautiful country, with plenty of tourist attractions namely Victoria Fall, Kariba, Nyanga, Great Zimabbwe Ruins. Tobacco used to be the major foreign currency earner for the country but now most of the farmers have left the country. I miss my family and friends that i left, the lifestyle, the people and the food.
Bharat Desai, Fresno, California.
We have very good memories of our time (35years) in Zambia and Zimbabwe - the best years of our life were in Africa - Africa gets into your blood.
Praful Thakrar, Leicester
I went back to Africa with my wife Aruna and son Raj. My son born in Leicester and I promised him that one day I will take him to Kakira my birth place. When we went my memory of old good days started flooding back. I remember how we all Hindu, Muslim Sikh Christian used to celebrate all the festival to gather. In fact in our town if there was a wedding in one family the entire town will help and to me that was the beauty of our unity. This time I went back to Karongo see our house where we were staying. We met Karelow our faithful servant. After 34 years he recognised me and started remembering our family. In fact he has got photographs of our family in his house. Our elders still talks about E Africa because they had a wonderful time there.
Rosemin, Toronto
I was born in Tanzania and I would go back any minute. I was there last year and had a wonderful time, excellent food, fruits, nice beaches, hotels, and most of all the people are so inviting, warm and caring. My childhood memories are full of wonderful experiences and unforgetable times. No money can buy that time, I would go back anytime.
Rosemin, Toronto
I was born in Tanzania and I would go back any minute. I was there last year and had a wonderful time, excellent food, fruits, nice beaches, hotels, and most of all the people are so inviting, warm and caring. My childhood memories are full of wonderful experiences and unforgetable times. No money can buy that time, I would go back anytime.
Gagandeep Kaur Virdee, Kenya
I amliving in the uk right now, though my home will always be in Kenya. It's a truly beautiful and attractive country in a lot of ways. For me it holds a lot of experiences of happiness and good memories. The wildlife is the main thing its known for but also the people are so friendly and inviting to everyone including tourists. I'm sure anyone who's been there would be able to tell you that too. Because ive lived there, I can say that the real way to appreciate what Kenya has to offer is the people and the towns. I wouldn't choose any other country over Kenya because it rocks.
Baiju Shah- Moshi, Tanzania
Absolutely stunning- I had the best school years anyone could ever have. The beautiful snow capped mountain is the first you see when you wake up and the amazing sunset is the last. The best smell of the first raindrop and the most delicious bananas you can ever taste. With so many troubles in their lives you will always find people with a big smile on their face.
Anna, London
I was born in Nairobi, Kenya and grew up in Mombasa. I had a happy childhood in a wonderful country that was growing and developing as I grew. I just returned back after a ten year absence and I was shocked and saddened to see the deterioration in security and the infrastructure. The paradise of my childhood is no more.
Shafiq, Birmingham
I was born in Dar-es-Salaam (Haven of Peace), Tanzania, what a great place and what a great country, I would go back anyday. They say home is where the heart is, and my heart is definately lost in the streets of Dar...
Habiba, UK
I was born and brought up in Kenya and what can I say about the most beautiful country in the world. But just to see the extreme poverty and corruption breaks my heart. I hope we can all end it soon.
Dipa Brahmbhatt, Texas US
I was born in Tanzania, brought up in Kenya and than we finally moved to Botswana. I love everything about Africa, the people, climate, wildlife and diversity. Growing up our neighbours were Ugandan, Pakistani, Sikh, Parsi's, Khoja's and primary school was mixed with both African and Asian students, there were no caucasians in our school. We played African games with bottle tops, marbles and Indian games: cricket, gulli danda. Celebrated Christmas, EID, Diwali, just food hopping around each other's houses. There is no place like Africa and experiences of people and stories told are priceless.