Nota Bene

Hey all!


We're in Central Zambia right now waiting for our 48-hour train to Tanzania, where we'll be able to visit our first school. Very exciting! Also, we've contacted the captain of the Rwandan soccer team, David, about visiting in 3 weeks. They seem very excited about our arrival, as are we.

Also, as a nota bene, we wanted to make sure there was no confusion about our travels. While our entire trip is not a charity effort, all of the money that you donated will be going to the schools that we visit. All of our overhead costs (transportation, food, accommodation, etc.) is coming out of our own pockets, as well as all our sightseeing, of course. 100% of donations are going to the kids!

Public Transportation

After 15 hours on minibuses that carry a maximum of 15 passengers, yet still find a way to hold 24, I think I´m about done with public transportation. Not that I dont enjoy being smashed between a bare all breastfeeding mother on my right and three hundred pound man who, despite his profuse sweating, refused to remove his wool sweater and winter hat - not to mention a live chicken at my feet. I, however, was the fortunate one, because a chicken that was strapped to the roof relieved itself on Kathy´s bag. Unfortunately, we have a long ways to go on this deranged system that we actually pay for.

Nonetheless, the people we have met have been extremely friendly and helpful and still haven´t failed to point us in the right direction when we´re lost.

In other news, we have contacted the director of the Mwasama Primary School in Tanzania and are currently organizing a date that we can work with the school. We´ll be sure to keep you posted on any more news!