Welcome to travel + explore & play with Sallee Jay where I am your host! I don’t have any major travel plans on the horizon until my birthday, so I bet you are wondering like me… what am I going to write about this month??
Earlier this year I posed the question to readers, “should I write more about my personal life?” I received an overwhelming response of yes! So here we are, I am about to pour my heart out to you all and ask for your help, are you ready?
I am IN LOVE y’all!! Like in LOVE LOVE, with Africa Development Promise (ADP), the mission and the organization’s founder, board member and executive director Monica LaBiche Brown.
Welcome to Travel + Explore & Play with Sallee Jay, where I am your host 👋
I’m fresh off a family trip to Seattle for a wedding. Wow is all that I can say‼️‼️‼️ The wedding was phenomenal!!! During my downtime I was able to explore a little bit of the city and wanted to talk about some of the things that I saw during my brief visit to Seattle.
Our raft guide Josh explained the layout of our 4 hour day and then asked, “does anyone want to hop off the raft and take a swim before we meet our first set of rapids?” Naturally, I had some apprehension as I am not the strongest swimmer, I was with new friends and in unfamiliar surroundings….
As I debated the decision in my head, the next thing that I heard was a big “SPLASH” in the Nile River. Manny, the youngest member of our entourage had taken the plunge. Never one to be outdone, I leaned back and fell into the water! I REPEAT‼️‼️ -- I am not the best swimmer, that said, we had on lifejackets, I love the water and I have strong faith. As the cool water touched my sun kissed brown skin and engulfed my entire body, I felt reborn. As I began to rise to the surface of the water, a feeling of euphoria came over me --- followed immediately by shear panic because I realized that I had just JUMPED in the middle of the Nile RIVER!!!!!
Welcome to travel ➕explore ➕play with Sallee Jay, where I am your host. 👋🏾💓‼️ I’m fresh off a trip from Africa and wanted to share my experiences with Africa Development Promise, a non-profit organization whose mission is improve the lives and livelihoods of rural women in East Africa, through training and resources that support their collective efforts to operate competitively in the marketplace.
African Development Promise (ADP) provides authentic, transformative, and tailored experiences in the international leadership, equity, training and development landscape. ADP offers the perfect mix of culture, experiences, international business development, leadership and real time on the ground opportunities for utilization of key concepts. Some of the experiences included: Akagera National Park- Safari, Ngamba Island – Chimpanzee Reserve, Rafting in the Nile and so much more.
