Michael Rakower, an attorney in New York with
long-standing wanderlust gave a talk on November
1st about his latest trip in
which he and his wife (also a lawyer) left the comfortable
confines of law jobs in exchange for a one-way ticket to
Cape Town in March 2002. They bought a car, some camping
equipment and drove around, over and through South Africa,
Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Rwanda.
Along the way, they encountered fascinating people, went on
several safaris, worked for three months in the
Prosecutor’s Office of the United Nation’s International
Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and even learned a little
about auto mechanics. After a year-long journey, Michael
and his wife returned to New York with newfound inspiration
and a lifetime of memories. Michael’s latest passion
is working with the American Friends for the Kigali Public
Library to build Rwanda’s first-ever public library.
Michael is also a regular contributor to our very own
Globetrotters e-newsletter.
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