As if getting into this whole ‘marriage’ thing wasn’t adventurous enough, we’re also leaving for Africa in two days.
WHOA, 2 days?! That definitely came up fast. I didn’t realize it until I just typed that sentence. Allow me a few moments to recover.
Anyway, we’ll be volunteering at an orphanage/school in Morombo, Tanzania. From everything I’ve heard. It looks like it will be quite a challenging and rewarding time! If you would like to donate, please do. (Not to us, we already paid to volunteer and all of that ‘stuff’ but we would love to accept your donations for the school to give them while we’re there or upon our return).
So why are we volunteering instead of sipping cocktails on a beach or on a hotel rooftop in some faraway city? Well, I can’t think of a better start to a marriage than to spend time serving others together. Plus, I think it’s great to remind myself what is really important every once in a while, and also what I constantly take for granted – like indoor plumbing and clean food and water. I’m hoping this trip puts some things into perspective and allows me to think about my blessings even more. Plus, we travel all of the time and no trip is as rewarding as a volunteer trip. At least in my (limited) experience.
I volunteered in Nicaragua in 2008 during my spring break senior year. It was amazing. And challenging.
4th graders in Nicaragua!The things I would have done for a hot shower at the end of those weeks…
Anyway, this time it’s Arusha, Tanzania (Africa) and the Husband’s coming along, too. I consider myself super blessed to have a husband who when I said ‘hey babe, let’s volunteer for our honeymoon,’ immediately and enthusiastically agreed.
Other things we’ll be doing on our honeymoon… going on a safari and camping. Yes, camping.
I’ve never gone camping in my life. This, however, did not deter the Husband from suggesting it as a very viable option in the Serengeti. He actually thought sending me a picture of the ‘accommodations’ would convince me that camping wouldn’t be so bad.
Our fancy honeymoon suite.Needless to say, his plan backfired. Did you notice there are two cots? No, we will not be pushing these together… I have a feeling that hearing lions outside my tent is not going to induce any sort of passion in my heart or anywhere else! Speaking of which, we have heard stories from friends who have gone on safaris (and survived the camping) that entailed lions sleeping literally right next to their tents. How’s that for comforting?
I’ll be writing more in the next few days as my stress levels rise. Stay tuned 🙂
(And once again, if you would like to donate to the children we’ll be teaching on our trip or other causes we deem to need assistance, please do)
