Countdown

With only 5 days left we have had a brilliant idea - we will do the following 5 things before we leave:


5. Run a marathon
4. Bake a cookie the shape of South Africa
3. Chase baboons and adopt them as our children
2. Give our left over money to the street kids
1. Be pirates

This is going to be a great week!

Pack or be packed

Don't worry, we have a plan . . .

Shove it all in a giant trash bag . . .

Then take a break!!!!

Welcome back!

Clapping hands, jumping up and down. That's how excited Two Brunettes and a Blonde were on the domestic airport to pick up Evelien. (after we had filled our hungry tummies with a toasted sandwish for lunch, which we ate so fast that the waiter wasn't even fast enough to ask if it taste well). We were slightly afraid that Evelien would have changed her haircolour leaving impossible for us to recognize her.

It was a strange early morning as we all were awake by 4 am, Evelien used the extra time to unpack and settle in. Darcie was convinced we should do workout with Gilad (a itunes workout video), I wanted to punch her right in the face and got jealous when she was the first one to fall back asleep. This day turned out in a slow pase and at 6.30 we were ready for bed.

PAARRRTTTTAAAYYYY!!!!

Today is Marie's last day at the radio station. We couldn't be more delighted. (What?!?!) It is true. Marie was made for freedom, not this 1-6 prison of news and anger. Okay, that is a bit dramatic, but, truthfully, the time has come for Marie to get a real job as full-time citizen of the world.

Meet the Author: Justin Cartwright

Kalk Bay books is a charming, award-winning bookstore planted in the heart of Kalk Bay, South Africa. Its front windows overlook the shimmering sea. Its overstuffed leather couches invite you to sit and enjoy a new find or an old favorite. Its ecclectic mix of local and international authors gives everyone something wonderful to peruse.
As a favorite among authors and readers, Kalk Bay Books hosts events designed to give the reader a glimpse into the life of novelists and journalists. Last night international novelist Justin Cartwright was the main attraction. His newest release, To Heaven by Water, has gotten rave reviews and recommendations. Marie, Michaela and I joined the interested audience as Cartwright was interviewed by The Big Issue Editor about his newest release.

As Cartwright shared, he mentioned several times the need for discipline in a writer. He said, "Everyone has got a novel inside of them. The problem is it is only 30 pages long." He spoke of the moment of desperation that sometimes is the only thing that drives a novelist - the need to finish and get paid. One attendee compared his writing style to Jane Austen, not in the romantic mold we see highlighted today, but in the ability to create characters the reader truly dislikes.

After the short interview, the finger-foods and a glass of wine (or two), I was inspired to work on my own novel, though it is still under 30 pages, I feel the desire to accomplish it. (Though not the desperation)

Inspired!

There is a little patio behind our fav bakery/cappuccino orgainic shop that is full of inspiration. Everytime we sit there the world is at our fingertips and issues of the day are solved. We came up with our plan for field assignment there. We sat and put together this blog idea there. We planned an international non-profit magazine there (that will be very successful, we are sure). We have ideas we didn't follow through on, too, like doing our whole promo video by playdough claymation.

What makes our patio so inspirational: the caffeine, the muffins, the organic feel, the chess board, the fact that you have to walk through the bakery to get there, the V.I.P. feel because there are only two tables and our great Australian/British French-speaking Muslim Host - Hassan and his pet pigeon, Francesca (or Francesco because we don't know the sex).

Slackers-not

Sorry for the slack of not updating this blog. There are no really good excuses more than things came in the way like; brainstorming, interviews, hours and hours in front of the computer trying to verify the numbers that were told during the interviews, writing query letters, watching Scrubs in break time, starting a book club (I got sick with a nasty virus in my stomach and was sick for a whole week, so Darcie solved this by starting the book club, she read out loud the books called "New Moon" and "Breaking Dawn"...about 1200pages). After a dry mouth and cured from the virus, some of our articles got published!! Darcie has published an article about Human Trafficking on the website www.ywam.org I have articles published in Sweden and South Africa..and more articles are in the process of getting published within the next months for us both. God has been so great and showed us the things he wants us to write about. It is our passion to honour God with our writings and open people's eyes to what is happening in the world to make a difference or get involved.