Author: Erin

  • 2014 Trip Dates

    Trips for 2014 have started to come together. Wonderful things are in store for our volunteers and for the communities we will be working in. If you are interested in our “open trip” those dates will be July 11th-28th. This trip is limited to 15 people and spots will fill! For the first time we…

  • The end is near…

    The last few days were a blur! So much happened and things began to move so fast (as they always do). I apologize for not keeping everyone up to date as things happened. We arrived back from safari Wednesday and prepared for our last official night in the village. We unpacked and sat for dinner….

  • Last day in Zambia

    Yesterday was our last full day in Zambia. We enjoyed a morning and evening game drive. Both were special and allowed us to see new parts of the park. Our evening game drive was shared with Isaac and Eddy who are both drivers for the safari company. We had good fun and just enjoyed the…

  • The big 4….

    “Good Morning Madam” I heard through the canvas tent. “Yes, morning sir…thank you” I checked my clock at it was 5:15am on the dot. Time to get up have a little food and head out into the bush! I was so excited to share the safari experience with this group. All of them were eager…

  • local artist who had done some paintings for us we set out with Isaac. I always enjoy driving out into the wide open spaces. I love the faces if all the people along the way and the countryside is always so beautiful. We made a short drive through a village once we got outside of…

  • Bonus! A fire!!!

    I forgot to write about what happened Saturday evening just before dinner. This one might not translate well but ill give it a go. During this time of year burning brush is normal and a must,  it needs to be done before things get super dry. We have seen some fires around and had been…

  • Shopping and more

    So Saturday began with breakfast as usual. We had plans to go into town and do some shopping and see some sights. Friday night we all went to bed before 9 because we were all so sleepy from the wedding celebration the night before. I laid in bed a while before I was able to…