My friends, family and colleagues, the World Computer Exchange has asked me to join the eCorps and help set up a multimedia lab at the university in Kisumu, Kenya. As bridging the digital divide in the third world has been a keen interest to me and I had the time currently, I eagerly accepted.

Besides "This is Africa". The 6th continent in my travels and a continuation of the "Don't Touch the Monkey Tour" for those of you who endured my 3 hour slide show of the 1995 circumnavigation of the globe.

I'll be over there for six weeks beginning July 10th -four at the university and the remaining to explore Nairobi, Mombassa, Mt. Kenya, Tsavo National Park and many other sites in Kenya.

It is an unpaid volunteer position and they are covering some but not all of the costs. However, it's a worthy, tax deductable donation that is still less than what it costs to get there and back. If any of you have been there and have some suggestions, I'd love to here them.

Here's more info about the trip and WCE.
http://worldcomputerexchange.org/eCorps-Kenya

Best, Eric