Archive for November, 2007

Garongosa, Mozambique

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

I have finally arrived in a location with Internet!! yay!!it has been very scarce on this journey over the last week. I don’t even know where to begin describing to you this weeks adventures. I am traveling with a girl named Summer Rayne and a tree hugging mountain man named Alan Schwarz…. Together we have [...]

Mozambique

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

made it to the land of Mozambique today.. staying in Pemba and i’m headed to the bush 6 hours north in the morning.
Talk about beauty….this is the Africa i pictured in my mind….. it is nuts.
we are going to a place where lions and elephants roam freely…… probably the most remote place i’ve ever been.
-Esther

Thanksgiving

Monday, November 19th, 2007

So… i just found out that it is Thanksgiving in a few days in the States. That just blows my mind. How time flies by. i tell ya.
Today, I found myself almost heading home as things with Toms came to an end. I think all the people bonded on this trip like a family. We [...]

life in africa

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

i think i want to move here.. seriously.
the past few days have been spent on safari’s in the bush .. having shoe drops in in very remote places all over the eastern area of south africa.
I can’t even describe to you what i’ve seen in the past couple of days. The people here are [...]

Durban

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

Hello All,
I’m in Durban further up the coast. We had a bunch of shoe drops yesterday morning and ended up with a dance party in the street with all the kids at the midday. We caught a flight later in the afternoon to Durban where we will continue with shoe drops in more urban settings.
Today [...]

Port Elizabeth

Monday, November 12th, 2007

First of all let me say …. I love Africa!!!!  it’s nothing like i expected it to be…… I think South Africa is a bit different than the rest of the country of Africa.It’s freezing cold here and its summer!!! so so wierd. I am wearing a jacket and scarf almost all day long.Today we [...]

South africa at last

Monday, November 12th, 2007

arrived. after a day in johannesburg. flew to the coast.on to the first shoe drop of the day .. in elizabeth port on the ocean  tell more later.esther 

South Africa

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

Here I sit in the Austin airport about to embark on a journey  to the very South of Africa. In all of my travels I have yet to his this continent. I have for so long now wanted to go there and capture the life and beauty of this place. I will be shooting for [...]

COFFEEEEEEEE

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

everybody go buy this coffee from Robby - it’s amazing, in Austin, organic, fair trade and it’s roasted and delivered within 48 hours.. who could ask for more.
And everyone knows what a freak about coffee i am.. well i’m here to tell you that this stuff is out of this world.
http://www.pilothousecoffee.com

“Anyway”

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone [...]