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Kilimanjaro bound

6/11/2013

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In about a week and a half, eight of friends my friends from the states (a collective mix of college and home friends) will arrive in Tanzania the trek up Mount Kilimanjaro. We're taking a seven day Machame route- theoretically giving ourselves enough time to acclimatize to altitude and really get to know one another.

Two friends have good blog posts on a) why we are might do this and b) how we might prepare.

So far, my training has included playing some pick up football with local kids, walking to my favorite expat cafe for indulgent lunches, floating in the Indian ocean, turning thirty, perfecting my dramatic bargaining skills and playing boules. So... this could be interesting.
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Anna
6/10/2013 11:02:57 pm

I'm so proud of you!!! You belong on the top of the world. And I'm glad you're 30-- the gods of the mountain are likely much friendlier to the elderly.

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Aine
6/11/2013 08:03:16 pm

Thanks Anna! It feels appropriate to celebrate the new decade with a mountaintop.

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    Aine Seitz McCarthy

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