Well, we are new to both blogging and to the adventure we're about to take on. For those that don't know, we are moving to Tanzania, Africa in August to volunteer at Orkeeswa Secondary School. We'll be there for about 18 months and will live in a village in a rural area of northern Tanzania. The school is in Lashaine Village and our house (with the other volunteers) is in nearby Monduli. We've been to Tanzania once before for a 2-week Habitat for Humanity trip and fell in love with the country and the people.Everyone asks us if we are ready for the move, and we're not sure! Seems like getting ready for an 18-month stint overseas is a bit different than anything we've ever planned for before. But here are a few things we've done so far to get ready....- Gotten 6 shots each to keep us healthy (we hope!), plus a few pills.
- Booked one-way tickets to Kilimanjaro International Airport. Yikes!
- (Still trying to...) convince our families this is a good idea and that we aren't changing our minds.
- LOTS of praying
- Attempting our best to get an 80-year-old house ready for renters.
- Signed up for a three-week course in Arusha, Tanzania to learn Swahili. (Apparently what we've learned from the Swahili words in 'The Lion King' isn't really sufficient to get by).
There's still lots to do before next week when we leave Lincoln, but we're sure it will all come together. The next few weeks are sure to be busy... between saying good-bye to our friends in Lincoln and at Horizons, spending a couple weeks in Wyoming and boarding a one-way plane to Africa, it seems the adventure has already started! We'll be sure to post stories and pictures along the way in hopes of sharing this experience with you all!
