09 August 2010

I want to go to Namibia.

I've mentioned before how I am so proud of my girlfriends and all of the incredible things that they are achieving.  They're generally kick-ass, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

I met Miss CM here in the city about six months ago, and I brag about her to anyone that I introduce her to.  CM is an art therapist, and she spends a year at a time living in Namibia, four hours of a drive into the country from the capital, teaching Art Therapy to African children in the effort to give them a creative outlet.  In between the school years that she spends in Africa, she is back in New York raising money for her non-profit organization and planning for her following trip.  You can check out the website, Art Therapy: New York to Namibia by clicking here.  Pretty amazing, right?

I was out + and about with CM this Sunday, browsing the streets of the Upper West Side, and over brunch, I asked her if she was able to have visitors during her time in Namibia.  She said that she definitely could, and even more, she said that if I were to come, I could volunteer to help out for the week or so that I was there!  I've thought about the idea of it all day, and it has officially become the #1 trip I'm going to plan for for 2011.  It would be such a priceless experience and such a unique way to experience Africa firsthand! 





Wouldn't you love to see this place for yourself if you had the chance?

6 comments :

lindsey said...

Lacey this is seriously awesome!

this free bird said...

Lacey this is so inspiring. I wanna meet this Miss CM. She has my life and I love her for it.

xoxo,
carrie

MCW said...

It is so beautiful.
Oddly I was in a taxi and my drive was from Namibia and I asked him if he could take me on a safari (I had a lot to drink that night) and talked to his brother on the phone telling him that I was coming to visit.

Lilacandgrey said...

I would LOVE to go there!!! It is my dream!

Nicole said...

Do it! Do it! But only right after you come and visit me :)

Heather Taylor said...

Absolutely! The sky alone is breathtaking!