Tanzania
Tanzania
A trip unlike others! August 02 - August 17
There are trips and then there are trips! This was definitely the latter.
A chance to visit with Augustinian priests. Get to know their school and other church-run homes and schools.We were to help out in whatever way we could while giving the children a chance to discuss culture, studies and other topics of interest.
It was my first visit to Tanzania. My first to the cradle of life. It will impossible to say that I came away unaffected. Despite generations of hardship, they are still here. They are thriving. They are on the brink of being united. Strong, beautiful, ready to take their rightful place. I am so glad to see them thrive and evolve!
It was coming home in a way. A call to the cradle of life.
Africa, you have my heart!
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