11/19 It’s not easy typing on these French keyboard! It’s all moved around…or ours is :) Today is Saturday, and we are hoping to get all the tech kinks out of our system. We would like to see a little more around N’d, so we’ll see if we can get transportation for that. Right now, […]
Author: Gabriel
Gabriel co-founded Stop Genocide Now in 2005, which gave birth to i-ACT in 2009.
He became involved in the situation in Darfur out of a sense of personal responsibility. He believes the power of community and compassion, combined with personal empowerment, can bring about meaningful change.
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Friday in N’d
11/18 Hello everyone! We will have to enjoy life in N’djamena a little longer, at least through Monday. The satellite phone arrives Sunday night, and our press permit (we will be press!) will, we hope, be ready Monday morning. We went to the UNHCR today, and they are going to help us with the permit. […]
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More on N’djamena
11/18 We got to drive around town today, making it through traffic, which in size is not anything close to LA, but it is a lot more of an adventure. There are no working traffic lights, so drivers have to be quite offensively minded, if they want to make it far. There are many motorcycles […]
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E and Dr. F Making it Happen!
E and Dr. F came to meet us at the hotel lobby bar. We had to check out and were enjoying a cold and expensive coke (there are no diet cokes around! Oh well. I will survive, while drinking more sugar than I have in ages.) The two Indian gentlemen, with a warm smile on […]
It feels just a bit unreal to be sitting here in N’djamena, Chad. The hotel is next to a dark water lake, where you can see fishermen on their boats and, on the shores, farmers taking care of their tiny fields. On the other side of the lake, there are huts that seem to be […]
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In the Air, Over Africa
As I am writing this, Chris and I are onboard an Air France plane to Chad. We are over Northern Africa, about two hours away from landing. We have a busy next couple of days in N’djamena coming up. We have to connect with the different agencies and organizations that will make it possible for […]
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i ACT: Our Plan
Chris and I have been talking about he 21 days and the stories we want to capture and share. This is what our expectations are, and we fully know that our plans could be completely changed by the reality on the ground. The story of the 21 days will be divided into three stories, which […]
I still have more posts to enter, that I’ve written along the way, but I just wanted to thank all of you for your comments. It is so great to have you here with us! Pam B. thanks for getting so many young people involved! I’m telling you, there’s something about that name, Pam, because […]
We crossed the Atlantic, and Chris and I are now sitting in Air France’s salon, one of the benefits of having a sister (Teresa) that’s in the travel business. I know that it is not exactly good preparation for the camp environment we’re headed to, but relaxing here in the first class lounge, drinking a […]
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We’re on our way! i-ACT is on the Move
Hello everyone, Chris and I are on our way to the Chad/Darfur border. We have not left the US, though. We’re in the beautiful city of Atlanta, GA, hanging out at the airport (actually, I have not hooked up with Chris, but he should be around here). One of these days, I have to come […]