notes from my travel companions....

so excited to kick it with my old school crew. like the old days as we chilled in montana (montucky/the zoo), sharin' food and vibez and life. only this time, it's africa style. souls travelin'. time. space. new dimensions. glory...

these are the characters:

**HOPPER has this way of never utilizing the usual grammatical or sentence structures when he writes- or talks for that matter. periods, commas and the like are non-existant. quite endearing if you ask me. (reminds me of one of my heros: kerouac.) his eyes blaze through you. his smile: uber contagious. his heart: pure gold. master vegan/hempen chef. never a shortage of grande ideas. mean skankin' vibez this one.

"the habasha way is one to get to know the people are polite and will feed you with there own hand its wonderful almost too wonerful mi and aha went to see family when we first got here and when you say your done they keep bringin food we were so done and they insist its funny but theres lots of time ahead where we will be cold chill and I have be letting Ites know that we got habish styles to no expectation you know just come experiance ites I an I am waiting I love you so much Its friday you aint got job you aint got nuttin to do I'm gonna get you high ha ha ha I love you"

**AHMED has been in nice contact and has let me know that travel is irie i. they are there kickin' it in style already. so no worries. we will kick it like oldschool and rage it well. this crew knows how to do it. this bredren also knows how to keep it cool and calm and lead in his sweetness. we are in good hands. he knows his way around the country like no other. he enjoys speaking slowly and collectively, thoughfully and charismatically. he is well versed in using periods, commas and the like and his tonal inflection adds a bit o' charm when he speaks. he can get his skank on well. and does so with marleyesque style.

"Selam Sistren!
Hope that everything is real nice for you. Currently Im in Addis Ababa, I just got back from Shashemane visiting with Brothers and family. Hopper and I had a real good time, he chewed some chat for the first time and we got so high together, real funny positive times. Chat is this leaf that many people here chew similiar to coca.
Ive also been spending time helping out with the family cafe drinking alot of good coffee and eating alot of good food aswell. Things are getting well setup for the crew. Tomorrow Carl (a.k.a CountryOne)
comes to Addis.
I found out about Luciano,Sizzla,Warrior King and, Turbulance playing in the capital square on Sept 22,and 23. I know that Midnight along with some other musicians are coming to Addis and Shashemane but when exactly is not being announced. However I have some people in Shashemane that are keeping me posted for the events. Family Vibez. So we will begin our road trip on the 13th heading to Bahr Dar, the headwaters of the Nile. Untill then you shall get well situated
with Addis and Habesha (Ethiopian) ways. I look forward to seeing early at 3:00am on Friday Sept,7
Egypt Air.
Make sure that you have a rain coat and some warm clothes since some of the places we will go are mountainouse and in Addis it is the end of the rainy season sometimes chilly at night. MUCH LOVE SARAH looking forward to connecting real soon in ZioN. BlessUp!!"

**MIRANDA K. (aka missy misdemeanor- but keep that on the DL) has been texting me and voicemailing as per usual. though, recently, with a bit more fervor, excitement and nervous energy. (three texts alone last night just while i was takin' mi fresh!!) we are jovial together. the two wombyn of the exodus. my kindred sistren from way back (gems bind us at the heart. swear.) the whities go to africa. the blonde. the redhead. we will try to "blend in." ha. i am so grateful for this ghal and for the mere fact we will be on this journey together. yay! her southern belle charm, good looks and enormous heart have gotten her far. her stylie ways and unbeatable brilliance are a rare find. she's a jewel!

the texts:

"dude, we're going to africa."
"golashes and rain coat?"
"passport AND birth certi?"
"you make me laugh!"