Preparing for an adventure!

I first met my friend and traveling companion Donna nearly two and a half years ago.  We met in San Francisco at a gathering of young adults interested in getting more young people outside - called the Natural Leaders Network Summit.  Over a long weekend, we got to be friends.  During the next two years we traveled to youth leadership events across the country and participated in many conference calls together as part of the Natural Leaders Network.  

Then last October Donna came to visit me in Jackson with our mutual friend and Natural Leader, Juan.  The three of us spent a wonderful weekend in Jackson Hole enjoying the fall colors, soaking in hot springs, and sleeping under the stars.  We discussed taking an adventure across the globe and Donna mentioned a few friends that she had in Uganda.

Two weeks later Donna emailed me and asked if I might be interested in taking a trip to Uganda.  With a month of sabbatical to take in February and a strong draw to return to the African continent, it took me about 2 seconds to say "YES!"  

Donna and I corresponded back and forth for the next few weeks, and finally on December 31, 2011, we made the ticket purchase.  We will fly together from the US to Entebbe, Uganda on February 4 - me from Denver, where I'll be visiting friends and family before the trip, and Donna from Spokane, WA.  We are in the final throes of trip planning now looking forward to the trip of a lifetime.  More to come on trips plans and preparations - including visits to several schools in Uganda that we are bringing supplies for.