EVER EVOLVING

For those of you just reading this for the first time page down and click on the link for previous posts otherwise you may fail the quiz given later. (Kidding of course however it's a clever idea) For those of you who have been reading these all along you're going to love the developments taking place from this little trip. (This trip of a life-time was sponsored by http://www.jaxbusinesssolutions.com/) Quick Recap: >> The idea to volunteer in Africa mixed with Dave & Kevin left scrambling to figure out who could replace the best smelling D-8 forward on our hockey team for six weeks.  >> Spending 36 hours getting to Cape Town from New York with Virgin Atlantic Airlines and not wanting to leave the Terminal 3 Lounge at Heathrow Airport because it was just that fabulous.  >>  Arriving in South Africa a few days before the volunteer stint began to enjoy the jet lag  >>  Climbing Table Mountain hanging out on the wanna-be Miami known as Camp Bay  >>  Traveling to the volunteer house which would be my home for the next several weeks  >>  Meeting "my babies"  >>  falling in love with these amazing children  >>  trying to learn how click when I speak  >>  a new sweater made by the African mosquito's  >>  meeting people from around the world and making life long friends  >>  Living without STARBUCKS  >>  African Safari  & waking up to elephants in the front yard  >>  living in sardine can conditions and finishing with the One & Only resort in Cape Town. The best hotel I've ever stayed in... eva! (please read that last word with a Brooklyn accent) >> back to the ice & snow only NYC can offer... "an then what happened ??? " ... Shortly after returning I had to repair a broken foot and while I was forced to bed rest & watched every movie On-Demand I put together a children's book with pictures taken at the little school, wrote a few rhymes in the book without any help from a rap artist or JK Rowling. 

Had a little book party to raise awareness for "my babies" and now through Facebook and Blogspot the awareness is spreading. I'm currently submitting for a 501c non-profit with the idea to sponsor young people from the U.S. who cannot afford such an adventure but have lots to offer the children around the world. The process of starting a charity is not easy and will take some time but eventually it will happen. I've sent over boxes of clothes and copies of the book to the director of the volunteer service who then personally brought it into the village and gave it to the children. Many people ask me how they can get involved and possibly volunteer...please reach out to me directly and I'll walk you through it and give you my top five picks for the best mosquito repellent. More to come in tiny effort to change the world.