Are you serious!!?? It's already been 2 days!

Hello from Johannasberg, I can't believe it's already been two days. Our group has learned so much! We just got back from dinner and we were debriefing on some of the things that we have learned, it was a powerful conversation. Today we visited the African Leadership Academy. For me that was a huge learning experience. The academy is based on teaching youth leadership and entrepreneurship, two things that really hit close to home for me :) speaking with our tour guides, who were youth in the program; shared with us what they have been learning. I was blown away with the conversations that we were having. They were sharing some ideas that they have learned from the book, The 48 Laws of Power. Incredible insights that I will take back with me.

They use the model of B.U.I.L.D -Believe Understand Invent Listen and Deliver. It was really cool because their schedule is based on learning and giving back to the community around them. As I listened to the youth share their stories of how they went out into the community to teach life skills to other youth, wow! It was great to hear the passion behind what they were doing.

Sports is another big thing within the academy. They have practice three days a week. Some of the sports include: basketball, tennis, football, frisbee, and a few others.

Their library within the school consists of books that were donated from colleges in the U.S.

The visit reminded me of the work that I do around youth empowerment and youth leadership. I was challenged by these youth and their stories. Challenged to do more and seek out other ways to equip next generation leaders.