Finally! On to Kilimanjaro! Day One....

1.5 hour bus ride from Arusha to Moshi...

There she is!

Ema at pre hike tea

Sarah Baker....

At the Gate!

Macheme Route...harder than it sounds.

Yes, those are all our porters....42 to be exact...

Forest

Peter setting up lunch...we were the hit of the trail...

The dentist decided he wanted a picture with us

An aptly named "hell box"...avoid on the trail as often as possible.

Camp greeting!

Peter dancing

Tent #1!...Me and Livi's home for the week!

Dance practice

Shorts and gators...hotttttt

Listening to the director's instructions...

Popcorn and biscuits. Post hike snack.

Mess tent

Sittin out maxin', chillaxin'

"You are welcome dinner"

Yum! Gluten Free!

Fun with the banner....

What you do for fun at the Ilburu Safari Lodge on an off day...

 

I might or might not have left a photo out....:)

Visit to SIC

After our celebration at St. Judes, the next day we headed to Support for International Change (SIC), an organization that works on HIV/AIDS testing, and prevention in the areas surrounding Arusha Town.  They work very closely with the community leaders of the villages they are present in, and run support groups for people affected by AIDS.  We spent the day with Kati Regan, the Regional Director of SIC in Tanzania. She and some of her staff spent the morning talking about their programming, and then we headed out to a field project in the afternoon!

In the office learning the basics

Group with some SIC staff out by the gate

Gate

Field Project with local community

I think Steph might have let Dee win?

Post Swahili drama looking excited!

"we're #1"!?

3 Peaks Celebration Assembly at St. Judes

Singing the School Song

Upper Primary Students

Dance Performance

Vanessa in a traditional Massi collar neckpiece

Students

Under the Coconut Tree

Vedasto, the student I sponsor, and me in front of the bus they bought with the money we raised!

Me and Vedasto