It is official I am going to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro this summer with Rachael. The ticket has
been booked for this July. Our trip will consist of climbing to the
highest summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, volunteering at a local school, and a safari
in Tanzania. Just typing it all out makes me so excited.
For 7
days, we will climb Kilimanjaro’s rugged and scenic Machame Route, through rain forest, moorland, high-desert moonscapes and lush valleys with
giant fauna. This expedition's special treat is that it take through the truly
awesome Western Breach,
to the crater of the extinct volcano that formed Mt. Kilimanjaro.
After
a rest day, we take a short flight to Zanzibar—a
tropical-weather island whose history, spice markets and exotic name have
inspired a thousand eponymous bars and restaurants across the Western world. Following our summit of
Mt. Kilimanjaro, we’ll spend 4 days on Zanzibar, building a self-sustaining,
revenue-generating poultry farm in cooperation with our local non-profit
partner. After a couple days working with local village residents, our team
will have built a food- and cash-creating enterprise that lives on long after
we depart.
We
have wanted to do this for years but I have always had the excuse that I did
not have enough vacation days but since I am in grad school right now and have
the summer off it was the perfect time. I will be 30 (ugh) so this is a perfect way to
celebrate. The 7 shots will be so worth it.
I know this is pretty much AWESOME!!!!!
Oh wow! What an amazing adventure! Feel free to stop by the other coast and say hi while you're on the continent. ;)
ReplyDeleteMICATZ, a non-profit organization based in Tanzania, places volunteers from across the world willing to assist in various welfare projects in schools, hospitals, orphanages, monasteries, community/government organizations etc. with an aim to educate and help influence the life of the deprived people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America.
ReplyDelete