The association I had with this, I realized, is a friend of mine whose daughter DID go to Africa -- she went to Uganda, in fact, for a senior project at Harvard. That was what popped into my mine when
@JB mentioned "her girl" going to Africa!
And yes, Africa is a big, big place. I have another online friend who lives in S. Africa, matter of fact. And another who just returned from a two year Peace Core tour there.
:)