Woohoo!

Birthday magic!
It has been a frustrating week for me, business-wise, as I was blindsided by some information that could have potentially have totally derailed the project (which I'm not going to get into here). A safari boss was also giving me the run-around, and I had been feeling a bit overwhelmed by the mountain of work I'll need to accomplish in the next month.
But so far today everything's coming up frangipani! I met with another safari company this morning (Alex is in Zanzibar and Dar this week), and when I left their office I was skipping down the street.
Soko Adventures is a smallish company run by a Tanzanian couple. They already have a great reputation for giving back to the community (they give money to a women's group, hospitals, and orphans, and every month they take orphans for a day-long safari). I spoke to both Irene and Sabastian, and they were very interested in the project. They asked tons of questions, talked about bringing guests to see the women working, ordering different projects, and we discussed numbers and prices and practicalities.
Nothing is decided yet; I left them with the printed materials and a set of samples, but they were both visibly excited by the project. I have a very strong feeling that something big will come out of this meeting.
Best birthday ever, and I haven't even had any cake yet!