Great news! We've finalized the trip itinerary to return to Festival in the Desert in January 2010. We'll be doing another school garden project, for our second annual trip to Mali. We really love donating the fruit trees and helping the school plant them. This time, we'll be going to Terilli, in the magical Dogon Country. Check out the new Give Back - Kick Back travel website for details and prices. http://www.givebackkickback.com/ Hike the Escarpment near the Mali border. Lean back into the sand dunes to listen to Mali and other West African music. Sail on the fabled Niger River. Watch the sweet faces of elementary school children as they plant fruit trees with us, side by side. Plus, we'll stop by the garden we planted in Jan. 2009 to see how our trees are doing. Hope you can join us for memories of a lifetime. -- peace, Tina