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Will I Surely Die? Is It Safe?

Africans love to tell stories, so here’s one of my favorites. After college,
a friend of my daughter’s spent a couple of years in the Peace Corps.
During her orientation she was being briefed by her supervisor, a native
tribesman. When she asked if it was OK to do something he usually
cheerfully answered: “If you do that you will surely die.” Unless you
decide to get out of your vehicle and try and pet a lion or go swimming
with hippos, you will surely not die. When you see a news story about a
traveler having problems in Africa, be sure to read past the headline —it's
usually because that traveler has done something incredibly stupid.
Traveling in Africa is very safe.

In Tanzania tourism is the second biggest contributor to the economy.
Not only do they want you to have a good time they need you to have a
good time. We hear stories about unrest and if we read the State
Department web site about places around the world we would never
step out of our home. One of the wonderful things about traveling is
meeting new people. Yes there are problems around the world but just
because you hear of something happening in downtown Los Angeles

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