Abby and I are sitting here at an internet café (operated by one of many Indian families in the area), sipping on delicious Lassi’s (i.e. yummy tropical flavored yogurt drinks) hoping to be able to check off many of our items on our To-Do list. One of the tasks Mama Lynn gave us to finish before we leave, is to help all the sponsored children send out Christmas cards to their “families”.
Neither one of us considers ourselves crafty, and we are honestly not looking forward to the artsy part of the task, but are very excited to be able to spend some quality one-on-one time with about 200 of Mama’s kids. So today, we’re looking to our greatly missed friend GOOGLE to help with ideas for templates. As it’s about a 30min drive in a taxi to get to the internet, our posts will be about once a week – but we hope you take a little time to read below and see what we’ve been up to since we arrived last Sunday night.
Also, if you haven’t already, please take a look at the Light in Africa website. This incredible woman, along with some incredible local help, has been saving and altering the life of everyone she meets, including ours.
Asante Sana! (Thank you)
To read these posts in chronological order, jump down to the post titled Karibu. Also, more pictures to follow, this internet speed is killing our patience.
Without Borders...
Abby and Sara have been best friends since they met in the dorms at Colorado State University in 2002. Each year since then, they have been on at least one trip together, with the last few years consisting of backpacking travels through Europe.
In 2010, they decided to put their desire to see the world towards a more constructive cause. Instead of taking an adventurous vacation, they chose to visit Tanzania and volunteer with Light in Africa for five weeks.
This winter, they are going back to Light in Africa to volunteer for another five weeks, and can't wait to see how much "their" kids have grown!
This winter, they are going back to Light in Africa to volunteer for another five weeks, and can't wait to see how much "their" kids have grown!
This is so amazing!! I'm so glad that you guys are bloggin about your trip, sounds like it been an incredible experience so far~
ReplyDeleteLove ya!