So I added a map for everyone! This is close up view of northeast Africa. I have put three blue flags on the map to mark where I will be. My first stop is Debre Birhan, Ethiopia. That's where I will be building a house with Habitat for Humanity. I'll be there 2 weeks with my group of 12 volunteers staying at a hotel called the Blue hotel. (That's really all I know though) Habitat for Humanity is organizing all of this part of the trip.
Next, I fly to Uganda to do a bit of safari touring, combined with working at Grace Children's Village in Kabale, Uganda. I am very excited to check out this project especially. Several kind people have donated money for me to bring to this project and I am excited to see it personally. I am also really looking forward to potentially seeing a lowland mountain gorilla and the infamous tree-climbing lions in person.
My third stop on the map is Zanzibar, Tanzania. This is where my husband is meeting me and we will have some vacation time together. We hope to do lots of scuba diving and exploring and maybe even go to Pemba, the island just to the north of Zanzibar. This island was originally a place where Arabian sultans built their palaces and traded in spices. It is also the last point of Africa that many slaves were kept before being taken by boat to various places around the world.
Just 2 more sleeps and I'm off. I can hardly believe its here already! I think I'm getting nervous...
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