An Apology to my Blog Readers about the Use of the Term "Africa"

I was recently contacted by a fellow medical student who went to Ghana this summer. She pointed out that I frequently use the blanket term of "Africa" in my blog which can lead to generalizations about the continent which is incredibly geographically and culturally diverse. This was not my intent and I hope that I have not led any of you to make generalizations about the entire African continent based on my experiences in East Africa. I have personally only visited: Tanzania (a little over 2 months), Uganda (2 and a half months), Kenya (2 months), Malawi (2 months in 2004), Ethiopia (only 1 day), and Zambia (only 3 days). Therefore, my experiences only let me explain and describe things as I see them in East and Southern Africa. I have never been to West Africa, North Africa or the majority of Central or Southern Africa. I am sure that I would be shocked at how different these other regions of Africa are from the countries I have visited.

So, the title of this blog should have been: Christy's Trip to Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania 2007

One again, I apologized and I hope that I have not led any of you to make generalizations about the African continent based on my experiences.

Thank you, Margaret, for the constructive criticism. I welcome additional comments if anyone else has found mistakes or oversights in this blog, please email me.