If you want to see a mountain gorilla there is only one place in the world, the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest or the Virunga Mountains in Uganda and Rwanda. Unfortunately, people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continue to deforest their habitat for charcoal, along with those killed by hunters by the last count it …
“If you bring a little soul to the encounter, maybe you’ll see something you didn’t look for, maybe you’ll open your heart a little, and see things that you didn’t imagine.” Larry Harvey In 1986 Larry Harvey and Jerry James started the first Burning Man on Baker Beach in San Francisco. Over three decades the …
We started working with a group of sophomores and juniors from four Guilford County High Schools in February. Teaching them leadership skills and preparing them for our African adventure. Part of that journey led us through the swamps of Pinehurst and onto a 36 hour flight that took them halfway around the world. We are …
The crowd rolled slowly, the nervous laughter was apparent on all of our Globetrotters faces. I think it hit home when they started seeing the posters around town advertising their performance at CMDA (Casterbridge Music Development Academy). CMDA is an old barn that has been turned into a cute theater that holds a couple of …
Angels Hope is a small orphanage run by Mary and her husband Presto who use their retirement funds to provide for a group of orphans, 4-16 years of age. The funding had been provided to build a new wing but it was not painted and there was a plot of land behind the house that …
After spending five days twining with nature it was time for our Globetrotters to meet the people of South Africa. Our first day started by going to a special care school in Masoyi. When we arrived the kids were scattered around the floor have heartedly working on simple puzzles, it was an emotional scene as …
The next morning we headed for Kruger, a seven hour drive from Joburg, on the way we stopped to take in the beautiful vista from the Blyde River Canyon. It was like an artist had come through and painted the walls of the canyon, which is exactly what happened, the artist was the Master of …
Our flight touched back down in Johannesburg, as we headed for our next location, Lebo Backpackers Lodge, a quaint little lodge positioned in the largest township in Africa, Sweto. The township has come a long way since the early days of riots and clashes with the police that left many dead. In 19xx a demonstration …
You could cut the fear and apprehension with a knife as we loaded up to do something few people in this world would or could do, shark cage diving. The jokes and nervous laughter prevailed until it was time to slip on a wet suit and jump in a cage submerged in 50 degree water. …
We learned some Afrikaan today, ”buy a donkey” which means thank you very much. I’m sure I’m butchering the spelling but it is an easy and a comical way to communicate with the locals, as you tell them to buy a donkey after they provide a service. Last night we took the kids to a …
Our first morning started o ut a little rough, it was pouring down rain and Table Mountain was closed, our first stop of the trip. A quick adjustment and we headed to Boulder Beach to check out the penguins. The penguins were wondering what the crazy Americans were doing standing out in the cold rain but …
After 36 hours of travel, DC, Dakar, Joburg and finally Cape Town we have arrived. The morning started early, 3am to make a 6am flight. It is the first time I have ever been on a Globetrotter trip where all the kids beat us to the airport. We arrived and everyone was busy checking bags …
If you were watching 60 Minutes last week you saw a segment on how the Great Migration in Kenya. The only place on earth where you can see a mass migration of land animals. There used to be many migrations of animals but man has killed off or developed areas and lost this amazing site. …
This morning we started the day early with a 5am wake up call. We were headed to St. Georges Cathedral to meet Desmond Tutu. We expected to see a huge sanctuary with a large crowd for the Friday morning service. When we arrived they escorted us to a side room that had enough room for …
Now that we are back safe and sound, I wanted to give a call out to the Casterbridge Hollow, the last hotel we stayed in during our South African journey. The beds were the most comfortable we slept in during our three weeks in South Africa. The Casterbridge Hollow is an awesome launching or finishing …
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Well we made the long trip from White River to Joburg and there were a lot of sad faces, it was bitter sweet because nobody wanted to leave Africa, the country that has captured our hearts, was calling at the same time everyone wanted missed their loved ones terribly. Most have made a goal and …
By: Lauren Nunley This morning I think it finally started to sink in that today we are leaving Africa and within 24 hours we will be back to boring old Greensboro. Some of us have been ready for a while but a few of us are reluctant to come home. However, the leaders were able …
From Gabby Today was yet another wonderful day in the life of a Globetrotter. Our day started off bright and early, we all struggled to leave at exactly 7:45AM but our hungry mouths and sloppily packed bags made that impossible and our schedule was ruled by “Africa Time” yet again and we left at 8:20 …
As we headed out of Kruger Park we were not disappointed with the animal sightings, especially the elephants. It started with a large bull elephant headed straight for us in the middle of the road. He knew he was king of the road and I did too. Here is Lauren’s account of the episode… When …
Post by Shatora Blackwell It all started when we was at the community center in Siyathuthuka helping kids who were orphans. We gave them peanut butter sandwiches, oranges, chips, juice and of course de-worming pills. It felt great being there and knowing that my effort in helping was to a great cause. We played games, …