Be the Cause

What’s up California natives?? Everything here is aaaallll good!! We spent the day going to the “townships” (shantytowns)visiting with the locals and all the children. We passed out some donations, shared some good talks and made some new friends. The people we’ve met share such a spirit of rejoice in this post apartheid era. It is really positive in their hearts and they display that through their stories, positive attitudes and of course… their music. The people here are great and I feel very fortunate to be here with great people visiting great people. I miss everyone at home but I am not homesick just yet. :)

Oh yea, and I took Larium today so watch out South Africa!!!!

love from Africa,

mike

We’ve reached South Africa and from the plane flight to this second complete day, we’ve reached and connected with so many people. During the long flights (4 hours to Atlanta, and then 20 to Cape Town), BTC was all over the plane, sitting next to strangers. Of course, by the end of the flight, we had even more friends. Mahsa was given a donation from the person sitting next to her, we inspired several folks (Hi Trevor! – My seat neighbor who I managed to talk to tears), and so many others who gave us advice and shared experiences. It was a long flight… but a good indication of the trip we had ahead of us. (By the way – we managed to get the 20 bags/boxes full of “gently used clothing, etc” with only minor questions – so thank you all, the donations are going directly to people who appreciate it!