Traveling

I have passion for a lot of things- my family, my animals, design, decorating... many, many things.  But none of them add up to my passion of using photography to instill international social change.  It's been a long time since I've really "traveled."  Yes, I love traveling the US and Mexico, etc etc., but it's just not the same.  Not even close.  Going to vacation spots is different than traveling to non-tourist spots.

Don't get me wrong- I love the touristy spots.  And hopefully someday I'll make it to all the places I'd like to see- Paris, Prague, Tuscany.... but I think it's more important, for me, anyway, to go to different spots

One of my dearest friends has taken a job with the Jane Goodall Institute in Tanzania.  She e-mailed me recently and told me to plan my trip.  Well, I'm that girl- the one where a friend says, "hey, you should come visit sometime!"  And I do.  I so do.  Kate knows this well- I totally bunked at her place and went to Egypt! :)

So I'm going.  And Jaime is coming, too!  I miss Africa.  It's different there.  Hard to explain, but once you go, you know.  I haven't been there since Zambia in 2003!  I'm so excited.

We're headed there sometime in September, probably for three weeks.  Joe will hate it, I know.  And it will be tough on him.  But he also knows how important things like this are to me, and what an amazing opportunity I have.  I'm a lucky girl.

So many things to do in Tanzania, but the big one- KILAMANJARO!!!  OMG.  How incredible.  And Zanzibar!  The Serengeti!

My head is spinning.

Me in Zambia in 2003... and about ohhhhhh 20 pounds lighter- tee hee:)

One of the craziest things I've ever done!  And it was a blast! 

Flying in a single engine plane over Victoria Falls, one of the 7 Wonders of the World