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!

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

"Life is life. It is our duty to help anybody and everybody"

Junior
Last week, I spent an evening telling a new friend about my experience in Tanzania. I was immediately encountered with a problem - where to start? How to truly convey why Tanzania? Why there? and Why am I going back? Truth is - you can't explain it.
On the way home, I found myself stuck on a late train - again! Irritated, I decided to google some more information for my friend about LIA and came upon this video - a documentary about the organization. My irritation quickly grew to tears - joy - and finally extreme anticipation.
Also, excitement that I could better show people why we're going back. Please take a look at the video and experience what we did. Experience:

  • Junior, the boy at the beginning who came to our birthday party last time
  • Mama Lynn, the inspiring women whose word we clung to - the Angel of Kilimanjaro
  • The beautiful children at Tudor Village, whose faces, laughs and songs are permanently engrained in my mind
  • A dispensary in a remote Masaai village, which we also ran with the raised funds in 2010, where we gave medicine and washed many infected heads
  • The food kitchen, that feeds a community in Mirenai - a city without banks or post offices
Hope you like it as much as I did! And if you would like to support, please visit our Fundly Page

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