Get A Piece of Zanzibar!
Saturday, August 8th, 2009
A great opportunity fell in my lap last week and I’ve been scrambling to get ready for it. I’m heading to Chumbe Island Coral Park this month through most of September to be a volunteer reef guide. This opportunity came about as the result of a friend calling me up and telling me a friend of his was going and the other guy he’d had signed up to go had to cancel, would I want to go? Initially, I said no because this kind of trip wasn’t in my budget. Then, after some thought, I decided it was an opportunity not to be passed up lightly. I did some research and thought I’d bring all my skills to bear on the project.
Part of that is a participatory project I’ve called Get a Piece of Zanzibar!
I like to teach and “bring people along” to locations I’ve visited through slide show presentations, writing, and my photography. I’m always trying to integrate my wildlife biology background into the photography work I do, and here’s a perfect opportunity to combine all of those things into a vicarious experience for anyone.
I’ve put together 4 options for people to participate in this adventure. These options are relatively inexpensive and you get some cool stuff:
$50 - at least 4 postcards handwritten by me and postmarked from Zanzibar. Who knows what the postcards will be of or what I’ll write….
$75 - One (1) signed 8×12 photographic print of my choice
$100 - at least 4 handwritten postcards and one (1) signed 8×12 photographic print of my choice
$125 - at least 4 handwritten postcards, one (1) signed 8×12 photographic print of my choice, and a surprise (I don’t even know what it will be)
There’s more information on my website and a special page created for this project. It’s called Get a Piece of Zanzibar and all the information (well, a lot of information) is there as well as the links to sign up to get your stuff.
Just be quick, the deadline for signing up is August 28.
