Kili Kids—A Tough Good Bye
I enjoyed my two weeks volunteering with Kili Kids.  I thought the organization had a number of good things working for them.  They have a great system with an on-site teacher.  At the same time, like any other nonprofit, they have their struggles.  I was working with one of their [...]

Kili Kids is Expanding
Based on their current success, the local board and the international fund-raising board has decided to expand the services of Kili Kids.  The overall goal is to eventually work with 100 kids.  They are currently at 24 kids and are being prudent not to grow too fast.  They view their expansion goals [...]

It is interesting the way life allows things to happen for a reason.  I received an e-mail a number of months ago from Laurie Loughridge-Wargo, a nonprofit fund raiser from the Detroit area.  She had been having lunch with one of my former colleagues and they told her to look up my blog. Laurie had done [...]

Dear Gentle Reader:
It has been one of the crazier weeks of the past fifteen months so you haven't seen a post from me in close to a week.  I am currently in Amman, Jordan and will be running the Dead Sea Half Marathon tomorrow (Friday) morning.  I will begin to start blogging this weekend so [...]

"…Compie turned his head and grinned and pointed and there, ahead, all he could see, as wide as all the world, great, high, and unbelievably white in the sun, was the square top of Kilimanjaro. And then he knew that there was where he was going." The Snows of Kilimanjaro–Ernest Hemingway.Day Three- "And then there [...]

Day 1- A Slow BeginningOur group consisted of the guide, an assistant guide, two porters and Akash and myself.  We took a taxi van from Moshi to the National Park Enterence for the Marangu Route.  Since I booked the trip at the last minute, I was hoping to pay my National Park fees at [...]

 
After my fun in the sun in Zanzibar, I took a flight to Moshi, Tanzania.  I needed to book my tour for the hike to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro.  I had seven days available to do the hike before I needed to report to my next volunteer assignment.  People I had met over [...]

 
I decided that I wanted to celebrate my birthday on the island of Zanzibar.  I took a ferry from Dar es Salaam to Stone Town on Zanzibar.  Zanzibar is the birthplace of Freddie Mercury, the late lead singer of the band, Queen.  I didn't know that until I got on the island.  I had [...]

I had two choices in getting to Tanzania from Zambia that were in the budget.  I could take a 24 hour bus ride or 46 hour train ride.    After thinking about it for a few days, I decided with the train.  Buses were so confining and I would be lucky to get a handful of stops to get food [...]

Dear Gentle Readers,
This week I am climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro so I won't be posting to many lengthy blog posts.  I am excited that I will be working on my next volunteer project once I get back from the hike.  I am working with a group called "Kili Kids" through the support organization, Committee Assist.  I [...]