This is a slideshow about a March, 2004 trip to Malawi and Tanzania with a group organized by Save the Children. Navigate through with the buttons above. Select "Tanzania" to skip to the Kilimanjaro part of the trip.

It's difficult to convey the impact this trip had on me. Everyone in the group was engaged and interesting in their own right. The transformation of society in Malawi by AIDS and their energetic and courageous response was incredible. The thoughtful, sustainable, dedicated work by Save staff was inspiring. And the climb up Kilimanjaro (dubbed "Save the Children, Kill the Adults" by some of our group), was personally challenging and fulfilling and, in the end, left us all smiling.