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TOMS shoe drop: Day-by-day countdown

Friday, December 14th, 2007

This November I took a trip with TOMS Shoes to help spread the love. For every pair of TOMS you purchase, they give a pair to a child in need. This year took us to South Africa where we placed 50,000 pairs of shoes on children’s feet.

Photo left: Blake Mycoskie (founder of TOMS), Esther and I greet children on the second day.

 

Africa Trip – Day #12- Nov 19, 2007

Friday, December 14th, 2007
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Blake and I
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Saying goodbye. Taylor, Gordon, M, Zack, Leigh-Ann, and Isaac

On the last day of our TOMS trip, we went to the Johannesburg Mayor’s office to meet some children from local orphanages. I guess politics is the same everywhere. The political assistant paid some lipservice to the “great” programs that the city of Joburg was doing as a local woman scoffed behind me.

I left early and headed over to one of the HIV/AIDS orphanages for children. The kids played outside with us, but we weren’t allowed in for various reasons.

Headed back to the Mayor’s office. Packed up. And headed to the airport. Half the crew, including myself, were staying in Africa. I was flying to Mozambique. The others were off to Cape Town. Esther, the photographer on the trip had little desire to head back to the States, so I invited her onto Mozambique…thus begins that journey…


to be continued...

 

 

Africa Trip – Day #11, Part 4 – Nov 18, 2007

Friday, December 14th, 2007

Blake and I watch on as the games begin

 

Hanson performs a late night song. Photo: Bryan Johnson

 

 

It think this was Mmm Bop. Photo: Bryan Johnson

 

 

What did I tell ya, fan for life. Photo: Bryan Johnson

 

 

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HaHa! Look at Ashton’s face in the back

 

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Evelina and I

 

Late night in Lesedi. Look at everyone’s faces in the pictures. They got the funniest looks. We wanted to be entertained so we woke up Hanson. Sing MMMM Bop!!! We want entertainment!

 

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