CATS! Last week I had the incredible opportunity to visit the Cheetah Outreach Center. The main focus of the center is to teach people about cheetahs and provide a great experience for visitors since the cheetah population is drastically declining. There is estimated to only be about 7,500 cheetahs left! They raise cheetahs as cubs and use some as ambassador cheetahs to travel the world and educate people. We first got to watch a cheetah run which was VERY COOL. Not many people get to see cheetahs really run, because they very seldom do it. We then got a tour and got to watch the other animals being fed that they have on the property. Then we got to interact with 2 cheetah cubs (they are about half the size of adult cheetahs but don't really look like cubs!). Then I got to hold a meerkat (Timon from The Lion King). It was a very great day! Here are some pictures:
Tutus!
This afternoon I had the incredible privilege of sitting down with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter, Reverend Mpho Tutu. They talked to us about their new book, The Book of Forgiving (which can be purchased HERE, as well as politics, their lives, etc. It was an incredibly humbling and powerful afternoon that I will never forget. I mean really, WHO ELSE gets to sit and have lunch with DESMOND TUTU! I am truly grateful for this experience. They also told us about this great initiative that they started called the Forgiveness Challenge. For 30 days you will receive a free email with stories of forgiveness, tips on forgiving and exercises to make your life more positive. EVERYONE has some forgiving to do, even if it is with yourself. CLICK HERE to read more about the challenge and sign up! Here are pictures from that:
There are only 20 days left of my incredible journey here in South Africa, and I plan to make the most of it! Keep an eye out for shark cage diving, my visit to Parliament, and MUCH MORE coming in the next few days! Love you all!
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