Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Tanzania bound!

Please donate to our cause! The money goes toward our projects and will really impact the people of these beautiful countries. If you would like to donate go here!!! I will also keep the donation website on the left side of my blog! Thank you!!

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Tanzania, not Tasmania.

                               The country of Tanzania vs the island of Tasmania.
I have found that some people are confused between Tasmania, the island located off the southern coast of Australia, and the country in East Africa where I will be volunteering, Tanzania. I am including some pictures so you can get an idea of where these two places are. They are in fact very different climates, time zones, cultures, etc. Tanzania has a population of around 44 million where Tasmania only has about 500,000.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Welcome to my blog!

Last Monday, January 10th, 2011, I was accepted by Help International to be a member of their Tanzania team for 3 months this summer. Words can't describe how excited and anxious I am. I am grateful to those who wrote me letters of recommendation and for my supervisor who is letting me take work off. This could not have worked out better. Now it's time to focus on preparing by reading books (any suggestions?), signing paperwork, getting vaccinations, and of course....raising money to cover the cost of about $5,000. That's where you come in! I can use all the help I can get. I will be updating my blog with fund-raising information as I get it. Thanks again! I appreciate each one of you.