Tanzania Trek

It's that time of year again, at least in the United States, when every weekend brings a slew of graduations. Forgive me for boasting, but last weekend my son and daughter-in-law, Evan & Michelle Tschannen, graduated with Masters degrees from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. You can view a slide show of the school and the events of graduation weekend by going to www.virginia.edu/weekinphotos/class2008. You can watch official videos of the festivities by going to: www.youtube.com/user/uvawebmaster (scroll down on that page for additional clips).

In the case of my son, he got his degree in Systems Engineering. My daughter-in-law graduated in Special Education. That will open many doors for the two of them, but for now Evan is starting a summer internship with a company in Charlottesville while Michelle travels to Tanzania for two and a half months where she will be volunteering at an orphanage that serves more than 200 children and widows. The vision of the orphanage is:

1. To have a society where our children can grow physically, emotionally and spiritually, free from the threat of HIV / AIDS.
2. To have a society which cares for, and nurtures, the needs of the children, and strives to identify and provide resources that will benefit them.
3. To create an environment of equal opportunities; where vulnerable children and youth are holistically empowered.

You can read all about the orphanage by going to http://www.janesorphans.org/.

You can read about the motivation behind Michelle's adventure, together with her best friend from Butler University, by checking out these two blog posts:

http://lasting-peace.blogspot.com/2008/03/why-tanzania.html
http://lasting-peace.blogspot.com/2008/03/why-tanzania-part-2.html

You can keep an eye on her travels, as she posts updates to her blog, by visiting http://lasting-peace.blogspot.com/. We're proud of both Evan and Michelle (can you tell?), and we wish them both all the best this summer and beyond.

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