Safe Journey

The African phrase for "peace out homie" or "don't die out there" is "safe journey!" And that's what I'm about to do. I'm leaving Utah for 13 weeks in order to do some humanitarian work in Lugazi, Uganda. If you don't know where that is...TAKE GEOGRAPHY. Just jokin'...Here's a map:
































See the cute little pinkish/purplish one in between Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo? That's me! I'll be living in a tiny little house with anywhere from 15-32 people throughout the summer. I will eat legit African food, showering about once a week, and spend much of my time killing huge African bugs. If everything goes according to plan, I will be working in the schools, orphanages, refugee camps, and other places doing things like teaching, building, and just loving the people! I am so excited! I have wanted to do something like this my entire life and it's finally happening! I'm so glad that I found HELP-International. They are an incredible Non-Profit Organization that really wants to do good in the world and actually help people. I am FINALLY leaving on Thursday, May 7th (Glenn's Birthday!) and I am prepared to tell you everything about my awesome experience.
Please read about my trip and if you like reading it, COMMENT! Please :) I think everyone needs to have an experience like this in their life...if you aren't able to do that right now, then at least read about mine to get a better understanding of what's going on in the rest of the world!
Love,
Dani Diz

FYI:
***I'll be mentioning the following names a lot in this blog: Abe, Andy, Brent, Chris, Glenn, and Kendall. If you have no clue who they are, check out this blog... http://boysofdiz.blogspot.com.
***If you want to know more about the organization that I am going to Africa with, check out their website: http://www.help-international.org.
***If you want to get a hold of me, comment or e-mail me at dani.israel23@gmail.com.