Yesterday, Elton, Ms. Anita, Ms. Velma and myself went for a jog and saw a group of young boys playing football in an open field. Elton decided he wanted to play with them, so he went and asked if he could join. They told him no, because they were playing for money. When we found [...]
So many incredible experiences happened today, I can’t even pull my mind together to write about them. Plus, words won’t do these moments justice. I have to show them in pictures and videos. However, I did want to blog about one of the amazing things that happened today. Out of all of the places in [...]
After a 17 hour flight from Atlanta to Johannesburg, South Africa and a four hour drive from Johannesburg in a small Kia, I’ve finally arrived in Swaziland. The sky looks different here. That’s one of the first things I noticed. It’s sort of a light hazy gray, but it looks amazing stretched across the top [...]
To every person who thought it not robbery to contribute towards my trip to Africa… I am immensely grateful. You have been a tremendous blessing in my life and a thousand “thank yous” would not be enough to adequately show my appreciation. The gratitude that I feel reminds me of the story of The Giving [...]
Check out the men’s “Haters & Doubters” fitted cotton tee from Fake-LA. I subscribe to the message this shirt promotes because I believe that the worst kinds of hate and criticism makes a person fight to achieve beyond what they normally would. So, why not thank your haters for the extra motivation?! Order your tee [...]
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of sowing seeds. Partially, because I’ve been fundraising for my trip to Africa, and I’ve been asking friends and family to sow a seed in me and make a financial donation towards my trip. During the past few weeks, I’ve been presented with the opportunity to [...]
In 2007, a college friend of mines, George Olokun, started sending out inspirational text messages to a selected group of friends and I was fortunate to be on the receiving end. One of those text messages said “What you do in life can be the determining factor of what someone watching you will achieve – [...]
If you follow my blog, you know that Tanza will be going on 106 & Park on Wednesday August 4th to compete in the Wild Out Wednesdays Finals. I know that Tallahassee and FAMU is going to hold it down for her on the East coast, but we had to make sure the West Coast [...]
