After an intense final day of dentist appointments, root canals, shots, shopping, packing, and some pretty hard goodbyes...the trip has started! I'm now in the Washington D.C. airport waiting for my flight into Johannesburg, South Africa, which will be followed by a 20 hour layover, and my flight into Dar es Salaam. After so much running around, it is nice to sit and rest. I can't wait to work with the kids, and teach them everything I can. I'm extremely optimistic, and may need to remind myself to stop for a brief rest at least once a month.
Thank you so much to all of the people who went out of their way to help me these past few days. Surprise parties, surprise visitors, the midnight rope-sorting crew, friends, family, and anyone I've talked with on the phone. You all mean the world to me.
East Africa, here I come! Kwaheri!
Friday, August 28, 2009
It begins!
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Mike, I'm so proud of you. I don't tell you that enough. I also don't thank you enough for taking the time and putting in the energy to reach out to my fellow African brothers and sisters in the way that you have. I believe in you and this project. I have absolute faith that the success of One World, One Rope is inevitable. If there is anyone in this world who can pull this off it's you.
Keep up the good work and as I've been saying, PLEASE COME BACK WITH TEN TOES AND TEN FINGERS!
Take care and talk to you soon. In your layover in South Africa say "Howzit" to my fellow peoples.
-ME
Good Luck! from objump and everybody here in oberlin
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