The Countdown

I finished my exams last Friday and now I am able to concentrate on the trip! I have found it very hard to balance my time and my efforts in terms of what I need to do and what I want to do. For the past few months I had to concentrate on school one hundred percent, it had to be my first priority, I had to place my involvement with Tanzania to the back of my mind. Without Champlain College, what I do at Champlain and my academic performance I would not have this opportunity.

This Thursday I plan to meet with a couple who have recently traveled to Tanzania. I look forward to hearing their perspective of the country and the culture and thus comparing it with the experience in which I will have upon my return.

I also hope to speak with a father of a little girl who I watch at the after school program who worked in Tanzania and the surrounding countries.

Additionally, my birthday partner Phoebe Barash traveled to Tanzania when she was a teenager and did volunteer work in the country.

There are so many local connections to Tanzania within our community. I would have never guessed. It was through speaking up and putting the world out there that people came forth with a tremendous amount of advice based upon their experiences to offer me.

I believe that everyone's perspective will be useful for me to hear!