Jambo Rafiki! The last week has been a wonderful whirlwind. This past weekend i went on sarafi for three days, and it was absolutely magical. I saw the big fve, which consists of the cheetah, lion, buffalo, rhino and elephant. but they were not the most exciting. the first animal i saw when entering the park was a giraff, andsoon they were so numerous it was just part of hte scenery. i got some wonderful pictures of their sillouhettes agasint the enourmous sky, a vision i can never forget. my favorite experience was watching the herbs of zebras grazing and nuzzeling [View Full Entry]

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Jambo! I have now been in Arusha for one week. Things are going wonderfully, but I find myself looking for more things to do. Every morning i wake up to toast and a mile walk to the dala dala, where i squeeze in for a 10 minute drive down the street. Today, on the way home, there wasn't even enough room in the dala dala to close the door! It was very alarming at first...the dala dala started driving like they always do before the man jumps in and slides the door shut. But we were so packed in it wouldn't [View Full Entry]

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Jambo! Yesterday i had my first day of teaching at the ahuropeak elementary school. It is a private school, where the kids have to buy school uniforms, so the family is decently well off. But during recess, when they kick off their shoes and run around, you can see most have holes in their socks, and shoes that do not quite fit. and at the end of school you see seven year olds began the long walk home alone, along streets rushing with daladala traffic and bicycles. The faculty at ahurupeak are so welcoming and friendly, and accomodated my every request. [View Full Entry]

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Jambo! I'm in Tanzania! I completely cannot believe that i am here, I am so excited and filled with this energy I've never had before. I don't want to sit anywhere but run around and see everything, meet everyone. I've only been here two days and i feel like my entire life is different, like I've already done so much. But the first few days do take the most adjusting. The flights took a day and a half, but i arrived without any mishaps, and got my VISA at the airport along with most passangers. they didn't even check my vaccination [View Full Entry]

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Jambo! My last day in the good ol’ USA is coming to a close. Tomorrow morning I leave for Tanzania, with a layover in Detroit and Amsterdam. It’s been tiresome packing my bags and checking my to do list, and I’m relieved to finally be leaving. I will arrive in Tanzania on the 30th, and have a day of introduction by my program before being put to work. There are internet cafes in Arusha, so I will be able to update my entries when I make it into the city. I will also be purchasing a cell phone, but money is [View Full Entry]

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Hello all, The fundraiser was a wonderful success. All of the donated art was beautiful, the company couldn’t have been better, and we had a special presentation by the Cheltenham acappella group, Up The Octave, who sang wonderfully. From donations and the auction, we raised over $500!!!! This is wonderful, since there are still donations on the way. I have many elephant packets left over that I would love to sell if anyone who couldn’t make it is interested in contributing. If you would like to, please email me at awolpe@emory.edu. I leave for Tanzania in less than two weeks [View Full Entry]

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Hello everyone and welcome to my blog! I am currently in preparation for my fundraiser, which I am hosting this Sunday, and am very excited (and nervous) about it. I just picked up some beautiful pieces of art from Betsy Teutsch and Mordechai Rosenstein, and have gorgeous cards by Roz Epstein. I still need to go pick up pieces by Devorah Greenberg, Barbara Smolen, and my art school friends. I am so grateful for their generous donations, and the monetary donations of my dear friends and family thus far. My plane leaves Philadelphia on June 29th, and I land in Tanzania [View Full Entry]

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