Last Day...

Well, I fly out this evening. This has been such an incredible adventure and it kills me to be leaving right now. I feel as if I am being ripped from this place. I plan to come back as soon as possible, perhaps next May and June, we'll see.
Thank you all for your support and I cannot wait to show you and many others the photos, work and small glimpses into these people's lives. My hope is to have two different shows either in Portland or Eugene with the photography project from my students at the school in Kapelebyong. There were 8 boys, ages 14 to 21, whom I had given disposable cameras to and has them answer a series of questions in writing to learn more about their thoughts and lives. I will be developing photos from each boy and selling the photos hopefully at the shows. This money will be going directly back to the school to build a fence so the students can start cultivating the land. The other show will be representing Nu Intentions, the micro-finance organization I am now partnering with. For every girl in Nu Intentions I gave a camera to as well and have each of their stories gathered by myself and a few others. I will be selling their photos as well. Along with the photos I'll be selling the earrings they make, to view them go to www.nuintentions.com. This micro-finance is just starting and we are looking to broaden it by accepting a few girls (hopefully more later) from the neighboring Karamajong tribe. After doing some work with them, I have bracelets to sell, and they have graciously given my several samples of their necklaces to sell as well. Both the bracelets and necklaces are the same tribal jewelry the girls wear every day. Along with the work of these women I will be doing a series of drawing/paintings to sell as well. All the profits will go back to the women. I will give more information and history later, this is just meant to be a brief explanation into what I will be doing when I get back. All of this may take a little time due to raising funds to develop the 17 cameras and getting the shows oragnized, as well as other details but I will keep all of you updated as to how the process is coming along and then post photos and information as to how it went.
Thanks again for all of your support and I will see most of you soon!