Two Weeks Til' Soweto

Marathon training is in full swing. Yesterday Chris and I went for an 18 mile run out in the Cradle of Humankind. We've made the Cradle our home base for long runs the past few weeks and will head out there for one last long run next Sunday. The Cradle is a beautiful spot and it actually feels like you are in Africa. Our route starts at a recreation complex called Teak Place and meanders though the surrounding area where run by game reserves, are passed by cyclists, and are greeted by locals. All in all it is a refreshing change from J0burg.

Unfortunately, we made the mistake of sleeping in which put us out in the heat of the day, but I guess it was good mental training. We both had a great time the first three-quarters of the run, but once we used up all of our energy and water things got a bit tougher. The last few miles were a bear and I hate to admit it but I did a bit of walking. Once I quit sweating and my mouth dried up it was time to slow down. However, with a little bit of luck and decent support things are going to be great when we complete the Soweto Marathon in two weeks. Finishing Soweto will put us in a great place for the Las Vegas Marathon in six weeks. Phew!

Two 1/2 Marathons Down Two Full Marathons to Go

Sunday morning started bright and early when the alarm went off at 3:15 am. We quickly rolled out of bed and into our running gear so that we could catch the 4 am shuttle to the start line of the City 2 City 1/2 Marathon. Although, the morning was early it was definitely worth the effort as it meant we were able to get our long run in before the heat of the day settled.

City 2 City was our second half marathon in three weeks as we ran the Gerald Fox Memorial 1/2 Marathon two weeks prior. We are at a point in our training for the Soweto and Las Vegas Marathons that our long runs are about 13 miles long so the half-marathons are a God send because they not only measure the distance for you, but they also provide water and toilets* along the way.

The City 2 City 1/2 Marathon is run in conjunction with a 50km Ultra Marathon which covers the distance between Pretoria and Johannesburg. The course we ran went from Centurion to Johannesburg and managed to each and every hill along the way. The run was beautiful and the final stretch is across the Nelson Mandela bridge. However, the hills never seemed to stop which coincided the the water running out. Fortunately the water reappeared with 5km to go and it all ended on a high note.

After the race we treated ourselves to a carbohydrate coma at a local bakery, and are back to running this afternoon.

*Well the at least attempt to provide water and toilets along the way. Sometimes the water and ablutions arrive once most of the runners have passed. Additionally, Coke is South Africa's on course sport drink of choice which does awful things to the human body while running. TIA (this is Africa)

Rotary Heritage Day Celebration

Saturday afternoon members of the Khulanathi ensemble took the center stage at Rotary District 9300's annual Heritage Day celebration. Khulanathi wowed the audience with their musical talent and superb solos as they treated us all to two wonderful sets. For many of the young musicians this was their first time to shine as only 15 of the 30 member ensemble were able to attend due to prior obligations. The event kicked off just before noon and continued though the middle of the afternoon. We used this opportunity to promote our fundraising efforts and to share Khulanathi's talent with the Johannesburg Rotary community. Khulanathi shared the stage with a number of other talented young people including poets as well as gum-boot and township dancers.

As you may or may not already know we are running the Soweto Marathon November 1st to raise money and awareness for the Khulanathi Music Project. For more information about Khulanathi and our fundraising efforts visit: http://khulanathi.wordpress.com

All in all, it was a very pleasant afternoon. The performers enjoyed the opportunity to showcase their talents and we enjoyed the show. We'll have some photos up soon for your viewing pleasure.

Please Give...Donation Details

Marathon preparation is in full swing. Our training is going great and we are running our second 1/2 marathon this weekend, but now we need YOUR help!! We are running the Soweto Marathon in hopes of raising money and awareness for the Khulanathi Music Project in Daveyton, South Africa. The project does great work and needs our help meet their expansion goals. For more information and to donate go to http://khulanathi.wordpress.com

We will keep you posted as November 5th approaches.

Belated News on our 4th of July Festivites

Yes, I do realize that this post is over a month too late, but I'm writing it so when I look back on our year here I'll be able to remember a few things. We had all sorts of plans of things we would, could, should do to celebrate America's Independence, but then things got a bit hectic. So instead of having a bbq and making apple pies we actually made lasagna and packed for field school all day. However, we did redeem ourselves a bit that evening and went to dinner with Linds and Adriann at the Gourmet Garage in Montecasino.

None of us had been to the monstrosity commonly called Montecasino, but we figured it was worth checking it out for what a local magazine claimed to been a "spectacular burger experience" with infinite burger choices. What the magazine described and what we found were two different things, but the food and company were good. The real treat of the evening wasn't the Gourmet Garage itself but the store we found while looking for the restaurant. Montecasino is quite large and we headed the wrong direction at first which was actually quite fortunate because we stumbled upon a store full of America memorabilia. We can't remember the name of the store, but it was full of all sorts of truly American goods. They had everything for Shasta soda to western boots and apparel. It truly was a sight to behold.

Marathon Update

For those of you who are following our running adventures here is a quick update. We are going to do the Soweto Marathon November 1st and then the Las Vegas Marathon December 6th. Training took a bit of a hit the last few months with visitors, field camp, a dislocated elbow, and a sprained anckle, but we are back on track. We are doing the Soweto Marathon along with two other Rotary Scholars to raise money for the Khulanathi Music Project and then hope to qualify for Boston in Vegas. We will have more info about the Khulanathi Music Project and our fundrasing efforts in the next few weeks.

Where does the time go?!?!

It is now official we are the worlds worst bloggers, but we have three months to redeem outsleves before we head home. We comfermed our tickets home this afternoon and are headed out November 5 at 9:30 pm (Jozi time) and arrive home November 6 late afternoon. With that said let's fill you in on the last few months.

For starters we just returned from a five week archeological digg in the Limpopo province. We stayed on the Venetia game resurve which is ownded by DeBeers and had the privledge of seeing African game on a daily basis. On the slightly less glamorous sid of things Chris worked and had class fifty hours a week while I organized the food and cooked for fifteen people. Needless to say we are thankful to be back in Joburg cooking for two with two sets of useful hands. There will be more details about our time in a later post.

Before the digg we had a marathon of guests and a great time seeing new parts of the county with them. Kevin, Chris's dad, was the first to arrive and we had a great time in the Southern Drakensburg and even went into Lesoto. Then Jimmy arrived for a quick trip inbetween jobs and we showed him around Johannesburg and the surrounds. Once Jimmy and Kevin headed home Lizabeth came over for two weeks. During her stay we loaded water and hit the open road ending up in Port Elizabeth (PE)--one of my favorite stops so far. We had planned to head up the coast to Jeffery's Bay, but decided that we wanted to stay a bit longer in PE. Finally, Patty, Scott, and Elizabeth came and we spent two wonderful weeks in the Pilanesburg game resurve and Cape Town. It was so nice to have a bit of home around for six weeks.

Well that is the update for now. I will work on loading some more pictures and writeing a few more detailed accounts.

Thanks for reading,
Mary

Speical Olympics South Africa

Last Saturday Chris and I had the opportunity to volunteer with Special Olympics South Africa. We were lucky enough to meet the SOSA's director at a Rotary meeting in Sandton, and she helped connect us with their Young Athlete's program which works with individuals ages 2-7 and helps serve as an introduction to Special Olympics.

We spent the morning setting up for the event at at 10:00 mini-buses filled with athletes and their families started to arrive. It was a great morning filled with excitement and enthusiasm as the youngsters participated in everything from kick-ball-toss to 50m foot races while their friends and families cheered them on. People headed into the tents during a short rain storm, but overall the weather cooperated and everyone had a great time. We are looking forward to participating in other events during the remainder of our stay.

Easter Celebrations

You never quite realize how important family holidays are until you are half-way across the world, and don't quite know what to do. We thought about preparing a feast for two, but there is no way our refrigerator could handle the leftovers. And I almost made it to church (within meters in fact), but judging from the overcrowded parking lot and the cars lining both sides of the street there weren't going to be any seats left even at a quarter to seven. So after realizing our Easter was going to be anything but traditional we created some Easter traditions of our own.

Firstly, and the mostly likely to be repeated, hot crossed buns. I don't mean singing the song or even playing it on a musical instrument, but actually baking hot crossed buns. After realizing that I wasn't going to make it into the church I decided to give them a try. From what we have gathered, this British delicacy is a major part of South African Easter festivities. The buns turned out great, and we have a few left over if anyone wants to hop on a plane and grab one:)

While the buns were busy rising we went on our first official marathon training run. It was a bit tough because our neighborhood, Northcliff, is inordinately hilly, but we made it though. Only 29 more weeks until the big marathon.

The rest of our day was relatively uneventful. We went to the park, watched Casino Royal, and just finished our stir-fry supper. Although the day was anything but traditional we had a great time, and I am determined to actually make it into St. Thomas Anglican Church next Sunday.

Running Update

For all of our running buddies out there here is a quick running update. We have officially decided that we are going to do the Soweto Marathon on November 1st, and we are beginning our base training on Easter--it is a rebirth of sorts. The marathon is part of the Nedbank City Marathon Series and takes place in the township of Soweto. The course takes us past the homes of Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu, and has three big climbs. Fortunately, we live in the middle of hills and have no option but to do some serious hills whenever we head out for a run.

Leading up to the marathon we have found a trail running series sponsored by Men's Health. We are planning on doing at least two of the four races during May and June. Lizabeth (my sister) will be running the 5k with me during the first race at the Cradle of Humankind.

We will keep you posted, and eventually ask for donations as we are running the Soweto Marathon for charity.

Kingsway Christian School

In our free time when Chris doesn't have class, we have been volunteering at Kingsway Christian School in a part of Johannesburg called Honeydew. We mentioned the school in an earlier entry, but it is worth elaborating on. We learned about the school from a Rotarian and began volunteering the end of February. Chris is splitting his time between the 1st grade classroom and the kitchen--hoping to spend more and more time in that kitchen--and I am in the 2/3 grade "remedial" classroom.

Over time Chris hopes to put his RD to use by helping develop a cycle menu for the school feeding program. At the moment I am helping out with routine classroom tasks, and hope to work with my classroom teacher to help connect her with some much needed classroom resources.

The students come from a nearby informal settlement, and are an absolute joy to work with. I am always amazed at their exuberance for life and their joyful demeanor. We will keep you all updated as we do more with the school.

For more infomation about the school visit thier website: http://kingsway.org.za/Kingsway/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

Computers...and Beaches...and Breaks...Oh My!

Being that we are in the southern hemisphere we are headed into fall rather than spring. Hence the break between quarters is Fall Break, not spring break. Our original plan for the week long break was to join the other scholars on a ten day trip through Botswana and eventually to Victoria Falls. However, nothing ever goes as planned and our plans changed the morning Chris's computer decided it wasn't going to wake up and took his almost competed research proposal with it. We decided to stay in Joburg to try and fix the computer and to give Chris the option of rewriting the proposal if need be. Fortunately after a short stay at the computer hospital the logic board is fixed and all of the information was recovered.

After the stress of a hectic week of computer repairs and proposal writing we decided to go to Durban for a relaxing weekend on the beach. Being that this was a last minute decision we were unable to find a backpackers hostel with any vacancies so we ended up paying a bit more and staying at the Blue Waters right on the beachfront. Our room had a beautiful view of the Indian Ocean and we will post a video of the view shortly. The trip was quite short so we really only saw the beach and enjoyed the ocean, but we will definitely be headed back to Durban in the spring.

The Day the Taxis Stood Still

You don’t have to be in Johannesburg long to understand that taxis rule the road. These white 15 seat vans keep the city and country running by providing inexpensive and relatively safe and reliable transportation for hundreds of thousands of people. With that said taxis are also the bane of everyone else’s existence due to their erratic and aggressive driving style as they try to attract passengers (often holding 19 or more people in the 15 seats). You would drive the same way if held to the same quotas by your Mafioso taxi lord. However, our drive to Kingsway School was much quieter this morning, because the taxi drivers organized a strike.

We have come to realize that striking is a way of life in South Africa. Some strikes end quickly while other seem to drag on too long. For example, one of our first adventures into Johannesburg was foiled by the Metrobus day strike when we first arrived, and becoming the proud owners of Walter (our lovely red Mercedes) was complicated by a week long police strike.* Rumor has it that the strike was organized in response to a government attempt to shut down taxi’s in preparation for the 2010 World Cup. I will do further research into this and post more details later.

Although the other strikes affected our ability to get personal business done, today we were able to see how this strike affected the everyday life South Africans. Our drive was more peaceful, but half of Kingsway’s students were unable to make it to school, and many who made it to school were late because they had to arrange other transport. This is quite notable in school that averages over 98% attendance on a daily basis. The class I work in usually has nine students (it is smaller because it is a grade 2-3 remedial class), but only four arrived on time and one arrived an hour and a half late.

We assume that things will be back to normal tomorrow, because we saw a taxi out on our evening walk, but today served as a poignant example of the true importance of taxis in daily life.

*Don’t worry about the police striking everyone hires private security companies—even the police.

Mid-March Update

Hi all,

Its a little crazy to think that it's almost midway through March. We'll have been in South Africa 2 months this week. Things have been quite busy and we will be posting some pictures and descriptions of our experiences soon.

In short, Mary and I will write on our experiences at Kingsway Christian School (where we're volunteering), chatting with Rotarians, and our trip last weekend to the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site.

Stay tuned!

Chris

Cape Town!

Pheww! What a weekend!

Mary and I just got back from a Rotary Scholar Orientation in Cape Town this past weekend and are still catching up on sleep. The weekend was jam packed and Cape Town is such a beautiful place that one can't help going, going, going, all the time.

Because there are so many pictures, I'm going to start up a picassa web gallery and link it to the site so that they don't bog down the blog.

So, quick recap of the weekend.

Friday:

Get up at 3:40 AM to catch shuttle to airport to catch 7:30 AM flight. Pretty much a scene from the living dead.

Visit Mvula school in the Townships of Cape Town. Simply amazing. This is a Rotary Project that took nothing and made a gem. The school is in the middle of intense poverty but is a beacon of hope for the community. We were privileged to have the chance to interact with the school kids. They had a lot of fun getting there picture taken, taking pictures, and showing us around.

Visit Cape Town's city hall and learn about the city a little more completely from the Deputy Mayor.

Go for an awesome hike around Lion's Head (a beautiful rock formation and Cape Town landmark), revel in the beauty, and then finish it off with some African drumming at sunset. Perfect.

Saturday:

Spend from 7:30 to 5:30 at the Royal Cape Yacht Club listening to Rotary speakers on everything from the National Parks to the Constitution. I felt that the most amazing presentation was given Helen Lieberman, who started working in the Townships at a young age and created an industry of enrichment for the people there. Here's an NY Times editorial on her work from 1993 By the end, we were all just exhausted. What's the best cure for exhaustion?

Of course, deep frying calamari at a carnival! We helped out at the Rotary tent that was selling deep fried calamari (I helped run the fryers, Mary was in on the production of squid to go in them). The beneficiary of the carnival is the community chest, a fund in Cape Town (initially started up by Rotary) that provides money for community enrichment projects.

Sunday:

Up early to go dragonboat racing at the Marina. Lots of sweat, splashing seawater, and yelling by our captain/instructor.

Visit to the Red Cross Memorial Hospital for a tour. This hospital is theonly pediatric specialty hospital in South Africa. They do amazing work. Quite interesting as a dietitian to see them serving rice, sweet potato, and deep fried chicken legs to the patients for lunch though:)

Concert at Kirstenbosch botanical gardens in Cape Town. Words don't do it justice, this place is just amazingly beautiful.

Head down to the waterfront to have dinner and a little fellowship with a big group of the 30 odd Rotary Scholars either visiting South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, and the South African scholars who are headed out.

Monday:

Fly back to Joburg at 9:40 and wonder where the weekend went. Getting back to reality bites.

So, that's a quick overview of the weekend. It was full of good times and lots of new acquaintances.

Look for pictures soon.

Chris and Mary

A Tour of Northcliff Cottage

What it's like to walk down the street in residential Joburg

A note on internet access...

So, we've been without regular internet access for about two weeks. At our host councilor's house, a lightning strike killed the router. At our current place, there's a problem with the physical line and the state owned monopoly (Telekom) is taking their good time in getting around to fixing it.

The point is, the only place we can get internet access now is at the University or at certain cafes. So, please bear with us as communication (e-mail, blogging) will be delayed by a couple of days at the best.

Thanks,
Chris and Mary

And you thought the DMV was bad in the states!

Here's an account of the struggle at the local DMV in getting myself registered as a vehicle owner in South Africa. [written on 2/12/2009]

The last two days have been a nightmare of bureaucracy as I tried to get a "traffic register number" (basically a sheet of paper making it legal for me to buy a car) at the local DMV. Since the metropolice had been on strike for almost a week and a half, the station was overwhelmed with people. I stood in line for hours upon hours trying to get to the right teller. Once I did, he was so kind as to tell me that my bank statement would not work as proof of residence but I needed to bring in my lease. So, basically a whole day and $40 in cab fare for naught. Luckily, I finally got the deed done yesterday (they took my paperwork) but still have to go in on Monday to pick up my traffic register number certificate. This, in turn, I give to the seller (a car-dealing Rotarian by the name of Clive who's been exceedingly helpful) and then they struggle with the mess of getting it registered (back to the DMV, egghh!)

Clive currently has my traffic register number certificate and is in the process of getting the car registered under my name.

This is Africa (TIA) describes the situation well.

Phewwww! It's been a crazy couple of weeks!

Hello everyone,

So, 2 weeks since we last posted. Much has happened in the interim. Suffice to say that we have been a little out of the loop. Lightning, moving, and monopolies are all to blame (I'm not kidding). More on that later. First, let me post a few pictures of our new car, Walter, and our new "garden cottage" in Northcliff. I'm sure it's photos that most people want. The particulars in writing will be posted very soon.

Looking at the cottage from the front

A view of the kitchen

Close up of the range and stove. The range is gas (yeah!) and fed from outside on a cylinder. The stove is electric. It's already seen a batch of cookies :)

The kitchen table. It was among the many amenities our gracious landlord included with the place!

The living room, complete with an ancient TV that has an audio issues sometimes. But, we're not complaining because we have basic "DSTV" (satellite) and get to watch 2-3 yr old version of our American sitcoms/dramas/reality shows.

The vanity, me in the mirror, and a good sense of what the bathroom looks like.

The tiled shower. The water is scalding hot so we have to be careful!

The bedroom, the bed is quite comfortable and was also included!

Walter!!!! Our rough and tumble, 1989 C200 Kompressor Mercedes. 281,000 km's (174,000 mi) and still ticking. Leather seats, a huge boot (trunk), once state-of-the-art alarm system, and it's an automatic! (quite rare around these parts; you try shifting with your left hand while driving on the wrong side of the road in a foreign country and you'll have a whole new appreciation for the automatic transmission!)

Walter's home. The attached, one car (it literally fits about a foot on each side of Walter) garage.

Ruskie, the ferocious (cuddly and aloof) guard dog of the compound. Possibly a cross of a German shepherd and a rottweiler?

Jackie, the little, louder, and more docile friend of Ruskie's

The front gate of our compound.

Well, that's all for now. A video tour will be up soon!

Busy, Busy, Busy

We apologize about the break in communication, but we have started to get busy. However, we've taken a break to watch Eli Stone--Jimmy we think of you every time it comes on.

Today was Chris's first day of school. It is actually orientation week so he will be on campus Monday-Friday to get a feel for the campus and his program. Speaking of the archeology program we went to Chris's main professor's, Thomas Huffman, house for lunch. He is a Texan by birth and made Mexican for lunch. From what we hear it may be some of the only semi-authentic Mexican available in JoBurg. After a great lunch we watched the final match of the Australian Open--tennis is HUGE in SA.

The weekend was very productive after a week of disappointing car and house hunting. We signed a lease on a really neat garden cottage Saturday morning. It is newly remodeled and in a good part of town. It is right by a big park and the neighborhood is hilly and safe for running. Plus, our landlord is an Ironman so I think that he should be a good source of running routes. We also made progress on cars and will hopefully be driving by the end of the week. Our top choice is a old red Mercedes with an automatic transmission. We will post pictures as soon as we are moved in and have the car in our possession.

On the social front we have become quite popular. On top of lunch with Chris's professor, we also went to a Rotary Braai (aka BBQ) on Saturday. It was a welcome to all of the Ambassadorial Scholars, and a great opportunity to meet some of the local Rotarians. I made a lot of promising contacts regarding volunteer opportunities, and met one of the past scholars who works at the Oprah School and is going to set up a tour for me.

Everything is going really well, and we will try to do a better job of keeping up the blog.

Mary and Chris

(p.s: for those of you who haven't read the Twilight series yet, I suggest waiting till you have a good block of time on your hands. It's what I did all day:)

A Few Quick Pictures...

Hi all,

Here are a few pictures of where we're staying currently. The scholarship money cleared the bank today, which means we can really get on top of finding a place. Plus, tomorrow morning I'm going to go in and pay my fees, fill out paperwork, and register at Wits. It'll be nice to have that out of the way.

More later,
Chris

Greetings from Thunderous Jo-Burg

Today we ventured out on our own. We started things off by viewing a lovely loft in Houghton. This was an adventure in and of its self as we made our way all around town in the back of Peugeot driven by maniac real estate professionals. Although the trip was a bit dodgy at time, we got to see new parts of the city and found a promising apartment option. We took a look at another property this evening and will continue the saga tomorrow.

Beyond the housing hunt, we also went down the street to a salon where our new friend (and housemate for the moment) Susie is interning. She is perfecting her blow drying skills and managed to make my hair look great.

We are currently enjoying a lovely evening thunderstorm. Today was quite hot, but it is quickly cooling off.

We are looking forward to more adventures in the days to come,
Mary and Chris

We made it!

Hi everyone,

This is just a quick note to let you know that we made it safe and sound to Johannesburg, touching down at around 10:05 AM local time. After a brief trip through customs and baggage claim, we were picked up by my wonderful host counselor Anne. We are currently at her home. After a shower, lunch, and a rather long nap, we're feeling quite human. We'll post some pictures soon to let you see where we are and what it's like.

till then,

Chris and Mary

Skype Account Info

Just a quick note.

While away, Mary and I plan on using a service called Skype as a means of communication. It's a free program that lets you place phone calls/video conference over the internet for free (computer to computer, you can also make a call from a computer to a landline or cellphone but this actually costs money). You can download it at...

www.skype.com

Once you have the program installed, go ahead and add me to your "buddies list." My Skype account name is chan6445. I'll receive a notification that you want to be in contact with me and once I accept we can chat face to face (assuming you have a webcam and high speed internet connection). Don't worry if you don't have either of the these. Without a high speed connection and webcam, traditional voice only calls can be made.

Hope to talk to you soon!

Chris and Mary

Live...From Frankfurt

Well, we're currently sitting in the Frankfurt airport and I'm reveling in the fact that they have free wi-fi here. Also marvy is we managed to score one of only a score of open outlets to charge the laptop and iPods. (this one was hidden by a single bar-style counter in the McDonald's of all places).

Anyhoo, travel has been good so far. Neither Mary or I slept much at all on the plane ride from Seattle to Frankfurt. Luckily, the jet streams made it only a 9.5 hour ride. Plus, Lufthansa is an awesome airline to fly on. We took a northerly route over Hudson Bay, just south of Greenland and Iceland, and right over the top of the UK before landing in Germany. We had lots of open seats and the food was quite good. We decided to try and stay up the bulk of the day here in Frankfurt. In spite of a little 2.5 hour catnap, the plan has worked alright. Mary is currently resting her eyes for a bit.

We hope to be on somewhat of a normal schedule once we hit Joburg by making sure to conk-out on the next flight. It's another 10 or so hour trip. Jet lag is no good and we want to avoid it as best that we can. We'll arrive in Joburg around 10:00 AM CAT (Central Africa Time) which is 1:00 AM MST for those of you in Montana and Southern Idaho and 12:00 AM for our Pacific time zone friends.

When we get to Joburg I'll make a post ASAP to let everyone know we made it safe and sound. Until then.

Chris (and Mary via transmission code zzzzzzzzz....)

Welcome!

Hello to everyone!

I hope this post finds you well. Mary and I are about to depart on our grand adventure. We'll be leaving Boise, Idaho, on the 21st of January to fly to Johannesburg, South Africa. We will be in South Africa for approximately 10 months. During our period there we will be using this blog as a tool for communicating and keeping in touch with all of our friends and family as well as the Rotarians who have so generously given to make the Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship that is supporting me possible. We will be uploading photos and videos of our journey on a regular basis, so check back often. We are very excited to get started. It'll be quite the way to spend the first year of married life. (Oh, for those of you who didn't know, Mary and I were just married, December 28th, 2008. Whoohoo!)

Take care and feel free to leave comments to let us know how your doing.

Chris Chandler
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar 2008, District 5080