Vocabulary Lesson...

Wow, this Tanzania thing is getting so real!! Every day I become just a little more excited! :)
Today, I wanted to let you all know what the name of my trip/class is exactly.

Poverty, Hope and Altruism in Tanzania.

That is the full name of my class that I will be taking during my lovely month in Africa. Now, does anyone actually know what Poverty, Hope, and Altruism mean? And who can point out Tanzania on a map? I know I couldn't until I decided I wanted to go there. So today, is going to be a lesson from our long lost friend Webster and his trusty book the Dictionary.

Poverty: [pov-er-tee] the lack of basic human needs, such as clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter, because of the inability to afford them. This is also referred to absolute poverty or destitution. Relative poverty is the condition of having fewer resources or less income than others within a society or country, or compared to worldwide averages. About 1.7 billion people live in absolute poverty.

Hope: [hp] a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life.

Altruism: [al-troo-iz-uh m] the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others.

Tanzania: [tan-zuh-nee-uh] a country in central East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean. Dar es Salaam is the capital (until 2005) and the largest city; Dodoma is the designated capital. Population: 39,400,000


So there is your vocabulary lesson of the day.
Now for a test!!!

1. How many people in the world live in absolute poverty?
a. 1.4 million
b. 5 million
c. 1.7 billion
d. 3 billion

2. What do I need in order to be able to prepare myself for this trip?
a. Hope that I will receive all the funds I need to go on this trip.
b. Altruism for the people of Tanzania and openness to devote my month trip to be their benefit
c. An understanding of poverty
d. all of the above

3. How can you help?
a. Check back on my blog for all my updates.
b. Contact me if you would like to sponsor me
c. Pray
d. Check on my etsy site soon for things to buy! (All the proceeds go to my trip) - I'll be sure to let you all know when it is up and running.
f. all of the above

Answer Key:
1. C 2. D 3. F

Enjoy your day/night/week/month/year/life.