One week countdown

Good Morning,

One week from today I will embark on a journey that has been part of my dreams since my college days. I wanted to join the Peace Corps as a new graduate and then life happened. As I entered "retirement" my goal was to find a way to serve the global community through volunteer work. A few months later I learned of Pangea, joined the group and here I am setting off to Kenya and Tanzania!

I will arrive in Nairobi on June 7th and travel to Kitale Kenya on June 9th. I will be in the Kitale area until June 19th. So, my plan is to post stories to this blog beginning on June 8th when I get to an internet cafe in Nairobi.

Asante sana,

Sydney

Setting Up the Blog

Dear Pangea members, friends, and families,

Next month, four Pangea members will travel to Africa to visit our grantees and other grassroots groups that might be future partners. I've set up this blog so we can post updates and maybe even photos so you can share in the fun.

Sydney Munger leaves June 5 to work for two weeks as a volunteer at Common Ground Project (one of our grantees). Linda Mason, Jerry, and I will meet her in Kisumu, Kenya the morning of June 20. Whenever we can get access to the internet, we'll let you know how it's going.

For readers who don't know about Pangea, you can learn about our group at www.pangeagiving.org.

Kwaheri ("goodbye" in Swahili),
Chris Doerr