Venture Tanzania 2024 – Trip Guide
April 5, 2024
Happy Friday, everyone!
First, let me introduce our group. There are 7 of us. We are men and women, 20-50s, and reside in all four time zones of the U.S. We are former student-athletes; we professionally span dentist to CFA and CFP. We connect over childhood (Pam and Jodi grew up together), college (Dean and Shane were college roommates), industry (Angie and Jodi know each other from the wealth management world) and family (Jamie is Jodi’s niece, Shannon is Pam’s daughter).
I am always fascinated by the way groups come together and the themes. The theme for this one is the Midwest–including a heck of a lot of Wisconsin (for those who don’t know, I was born and raised in Milwaukee 🙂
I care deeply about who is coming and how we all connect to each other and to those we will meet.
Attached please see pages from the forthcoming Trip Guide highlighting each of you. Feel free to connect (LinkedIn, social media, WhatsApp group, etc)
I look forward to seeing everyone this Wednesday, April 10 on Zoom (invite).
Also joining will be Myranda James from Nurturing Minds/SEGA.
This Venture is all about connecting with people.
In particular, you will get to know my friend William “Maasai Prince.” He will join us for our first few days in Dar es Salaam and to Morogoro. You’ll visit his family Maasai home; you’ll meet his sister Juliana (SEGA graduate). For the whole story, see What Happens Next (Season 2).
You will also meet 16 year-old second-year SEGA student Evaline. In fact, I will too! As a SEGA supporter, I was connected to Evaline and am supporting her education. We write letters to each other a few times a year. Attached see the first page of her most recent letter (and admire the handwriting!) We will travel with Evaline to meet her (Maasai) family, who live about 60km from SEGA.
Travel is all about connecting. Until next week,
Jodi
March 29, 2024
Happy Friday everyone!
I hope you are excited about our upcoming Venture Tanzania 2024. I know I am!
Every Friday going forward, I will share a brief Friday Update. The idea is to share some tidbits about who we will meet and things we will do. It’s one way to connect and prepare us for a venture that will leave us all thinking differently about the world and our place in it. The last time I was in Tanzania was October 2022 (did you see this video?)
Every time I go things are a little bit different. The new Dar Es Salaam International Airport is now operating at inspiring efficiency. The Tanzanite Bridge which I saw under construction a few years ago has changed traffic patterns in Dar. And Tanzania is thriving again under diplomacy-focused President Hassan–the first Muslim woman to lead an African nation. Can’t wait to see what’s next!
Today’s Friday Update is logistical:
This WeTravel webpage is the central source of information pre, during and post-trip. I’ll be fine-tuning the agenda over the next few weeks. Do check out the hyperlinks and resources. Closer to departure, there will be a PDF you can access.
2. Confirm Travel Final Details
Finalize flights, make sure your vaccinations are up-to-date, and collect health & travel insurance info. You can login and update your WeTravel profile, or send to me. Let me know pre/post-trip thinking–I’ll coordinate across participants as it makes sense.
3. Whats App.WhatsApp is the primary means of communication in Africa. The chat proves very helpful in idea/logistics sharing when in Tanzania, but also before and after the trip.
4. Pre-Trip Zoom Call. There are 7 of us traveling. In next week’s Friday Update, I will introduce each of you. I’d like to have a group Zoom to connect us pre-trip and answer questions to help you prepare. We reside across four time zones, so what about Wednesday April 10 at 8pm Eastern/5pm Pacific?
Questions on any of this? I’m here to help.
Wishing you a great Easter weekend!
Jodi
