VWB/VSF Student Project: Tanzania

Well, I'm trying out this blog for the first time before I leave for Tanzania to try and get the hang of it. I leave on Wednesday night. Only 4 more days to go! I`m getting excited. I think I`ve got everything in order: vacc - check, back pack- check, emergency contacts and phone numbers- check, VISA- check, camera with an 8G memory card- check. Now I`m just trying to squeeze in all the things I like to do in Calgary before I leave, one last hike in the mountains yesterday (there still thigh deep snow!), dinner with friends last night, more coffee and dinner with friends tomorrow night.

For those people that don't know much about the project: I'm going to Ilama, a village in Tanzania to help improve poultry survival and production. Our team had a conferance call last week to set some clear goals and make sure we are all on the same page. Now I'm really excited that I know what we are doing! Our main goals are to try and set up a regular vaccine protocol for New Castle and teach the students of the Ilama secondary school (and a few farmers) how to care for chickens. I can do that.

We also get to visit the agricultural school in Morogoro. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone involved in the project and learning about how they live.

To warn you guys, I've been told that it's very difficult to get to internet there, so the rest of my blogs are likely texts from a cell phone. I'll do the best that I can to keep you updated.