my love for this continent was reinforced when in nineteen ninety seven i_letter undertook a year and a half long expedition through africa where i_letter was exposed to the wonderful diversity that exists throughout this continent during this expedition i_letter was shown the resilience of the african people and how many of them are rising above intolerable situations by drawing on their own ingenuity it is this ingenuity that must be harnessed if we are to overcome the myriad problems that still beset our continent it is because of this experience though