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ANDREA NORCROSS
won’t be wondering what to
do on her summer vacation.

The Grade 11 Seycove student
and two North Shore students,
Rebecca Bates and Sarah Dakin,
left the dog days of summer
behind July 15 for a one-month
cultural tour of Africa.

“Pve never been to Africa. It
will be a great cultural experi-
ence,"’ declared an elated Nor-
cross, one of 15 Lower Mainland
students to be chosen for the trip
offered by the Vancouver branch
of the United Nations Association
of Canada.

During the tour, the three will
visit refugee camps, development
Projects, traditional villages, na-
tional parks and schools in Kenya
and Zimbabwe.

“I’m hoping to learn as much as
I can about development projects
and develop my interest further so
Ell get involved with helping peo-

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ple in Africa," said Norcross.
“lm already interested, but I
don’t know enough.”’

Dakin, 16, who lives on the
North Shore and attends Churchill
high-schoo! in Vancouver, said she
is looking forward to finding out
what Africa is really like. Al-
though she’s anticipating a Ict of
work, she says there will also be
time for fun. “1 think it will be fun
work.’

The students have syent the last
few months reading a3 much as
they can about African culture to
prepare for the trip. When they
return to Vancouver they will share
what they [earned with fellow
classmates and the community
through slide shows and presentat-
ions.

The tour is being funded by the
federal Canadian international
Development Agency’s Youth Ini-
tiative Fund and by the Save the
Children Fund. Each student is
also required to raise $1,400 from
the community.

NORTH VANCOUYER students (left to right) Rebecca Bates, Sarah
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