This was originally posted by Madge on the community forum.

Thanks for the heads-up on the pics Evergreen.Jill, they are fantastic and really getting us in the mood for the Dec. safari. So far none of our other "safariers" are posting, but then I don't think there are that many going.HELLO...are you out there?
We have a 10 day pre-safari trip all organized

This was originally posted by Joy and Jeanne on the community forum.

Wow, this looks like the trip of a lifetime! Thanks for sharing your picture!

This was originally posted by bocanda on the community forum.

Can someone tell me, where's the Tuskers?
Thanks Olivia for organizing another great trip!
Andrea and Charli

This was originally posted by mefan on the community forum.

I think I just set some kind of record for saying WOW!

Thanks for sharing this wonderful trip with us.

This was originally posted by kc on the community forum.

Jambo!

Asante sana Jill & Bonnie for sharing your photos. Looking at them make me wish I was still in Africa!

We're still working on pulling all of our photos together and I'll post a link here when they're ready for viewing.

Salaam,
karen

This was originally posted by brewmax on the community forum.

Bonnie, those were wonderful to see! Thank you for permitting us to see all the great captions and photos!

This was originally posted by Jill Cruse on the community forum.

Great photos Bonnie! Thanks for sharing with us. You really captured some great moments of each adventure.

:-) Jill

This was originally posted by Bonnie on the community forum.

For those of you who are considering Africa for an amazing Olivia adventure, here's another link of photos to acquaint you with our recent trip.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=rlsqflz.9p62w4ir&Uy=-825dup&Ux=1

Happy traveling, whatever your choice!!

xo,
Bonnie

This was originally posted by Jill Cruse on the community forum.

Would love to see your photos and videos Suzanne! Can you provide a link?

I will get the American Share contact for you. That is awesome you are getting those donations organized!

Jill

This was originally posted by S_W_Coleman on the community forum.

I have a bunch of photos, and am working on the videos. Would be happy to share... Let me know...

Also, I am working on getting my company to donate a couple pallets of computers, monitors, etc. We donate bunches of "old" ones all the time, but compared to what I saw in the American Share computer room, out "old" stuff is cutting edge! I already got one Senior VP bought in, just need to push it a bit now!

What a great trip, saw so much, had a ball!

See ya, ladies!

This was originally posted by Jill Cruse on the community forum.

That's great Leslie! Hope your trip home goes well, and thanks for facilitating the collection of the donations of hotel soaps and lotions for the Makuru school and orphanage.

This was originally posted by Leslie Robyn on the community forum.

Jambo! As I write this, I am still in Kenya. (Since it's 1 ksh per minute - the cheapest I've found by far - I'll try to make this brief). I am so sad about the thought of leaving this amazing country. I leave tomorrow after more than three life-changing weeks here.

I arrived back in Nairobi last night after a week in Mombasa/Tsavo National Park. Unbelievably, Terry and Marcy from WA State, who were on the Olivia trip, were staying in the same Mombasa hotel -- in the room next door!

When I went to the Norfolk yesterday to pick up the luggage I left there on the 23rd, I realized I didn't have the claim ticket. I had Faith's local phone number and Micato's number, so I figured I'd be okay. Amazingly, though, the minute I walked into the hotel, Ann from Micato said ''You're still in Kenya; I was worried about your luggage when I saw it with the Olivia tag in the store rooom this morning.'' Ann personally took me to get my luggage and then arranged to have a Micato driver take me back to the hotel where I'm staying. These Kenyans are amazing people!

While I'm still living in the moment and trying to soak in everything I can on my last full day in Nairobi, I can't even begin to imagine how much this trip has affected me. I know I need to come back to Kenya and do some 'Tsadaka' (charity work; which interestingly is the same word in Swahili, Hebrew, and Arabic...)

I haven't opened your photos yet, Jill. I want to do that when I get home so that I'm not crying and laughing in the middle of a Nairobi cyber cafe. Hakuna Matata, Jill. I know you're worried about me walking alone in this city, but I do feel perfectly safe. I live in New York & L.A. and work in a psych hospital with violent criminals... Nairobi is treating me well, and I love talking to the locals. I am watching my back, though. HAKUNA MATATA!

Jill and Faith and all of you 98 Olivia women I traveled with to Kenya: ASANTE SANA. It means so much to me to have shared this amazing journey with you. I really hope that we will be able to continue to share the experience by communicating through this forum.

Asante sana. Kwaheri. Nakupenda (I love you).
More when I return to CA.

xoxox Leslie

This was originally posted by evergreen on the community forum.

Jambo Jill.
Thanks, now I feel I want to get a pet Giraffe!! What great photos. They brought back many memories from our safari yeeeaaars ago! (Wish you had been around then)
Julie

This was originally posted by Jill Cruse on the community forum.

I cannot accept all the credit for the photos - the final photos after Mt Kenya of the cubs on the wildebeest and of people coming off the hill in Amboseli came from a few of our travelers.

Glad you enjoyed them!

This was originally posted by brewmax on the community forum.

Someone recently said to me "you don't need to buy a camera if Jill is on the Olivia vacation you take" and I see their point! While I'd still bring my own, it's always a pleasure to see how you capture the spirit and many people/places/moments on these vacations!

Thanks for sharing, Jill.