Today begins the prelude to our adventure: the long trip to Africa. Jerry and I are already halfway there (France), Bob Seidensticker leaves Seattle tonight, and Allan Paulson is the last one out tomorrow afternoon. It takes about 24 hours to make the trip: 9 hours to London, a few hours layover, and another 8-9 hours to Nairobi--crossing 11 time zones in the process. Obviously, jet lag will be an issue the first few days.
We have a very rich (and exhausting) itinerary planned, including visits to all 6 projects funded in 2006, to 3 groups who submitted proposals in 2006 but weren't awarded a grant, to 2 new groups, and a return visit to Sauri Millennium Village. And we hope to do a little sightseeing on our one free day in Dar es Salaam.
We'll do our best to update this blog every few days, depending on availability of internet access, so check back often and feel free to share it with anyone you think would be interested.
Asante sana,
Chris Doerr
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You will be in our prayers for safe, enjoyable and data-filled days. Elena and Art
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