On to the Safari

Hey everyone,

Well it is time to change gears folks, as my time with the volunteer project is now at an end. On Monday I begin the next phase of the adventure, the 46 day safari kicking off in Uganda and heading down to Victoria Falls.

I've had a great time here (even with the flu) and have learned so much about the Tanzanian culture and the problems associated with Western development of Africa as a whole. I'm not going to go off on any random tangents today. :-) Suffice to say that to truly succeed in the future I think western aid organizations must take a new approach to be more effective in helping UP African nations not simply handing out to them. The old adage of giving a person a fish versus teaching them how to.

Overall this month has zipped by. It is quite hard to believe that I've been away for nearly 40 days already. I leave the project at a stage where it's complete in a rough sense. The remaining members of the group will spend the next two weeks finishing off the toilet block, and continue with building the foundation for a new kitchen at another school. It will be tough leaving everyone, especially my class, but the trip must go on.

I wrote a fairly long message last time, so this time I'll just let the photos do the talking. Enjoy!

Take care everyone, hope you are all having excellent summers.

Michael

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