Just had dinner with a super cool Australian family of 3. We actually met them a couple weeks ago in Ubud. We were walking by a restaurant where they were eating dinner with their 2.5 year old son, Solo. He and Big J were like long lost soul mates, clicking immediately. So we ended up joining them for dinner.
Yesterday, we ran into them on the street here in Gili T. Their hotel is almost next to ours. I was on my own with both kids all day, because M's birthday present was a full day off, completely to himself. So Solo's mom Tammie and I set up a little play date at our hotel's pool this morning.
You know how it is, you strike up conversation, and the usual "what do you do?" comes up. It turns out that Tammie is a zoologist who works with elephants in Africa and India. Her husband, Andy is director of communications for WWF Australia. Holy. Tammie has written 2 books about her life working with animals in Africa, and is working on a third. So cool! I plan on checking out her work when we get home.
We had a pizza dinner together tonight, and Solo and Big J had a great time having races on the beach.
If you're interested in learning a bit more about the non profit she runs, and in general, the problems facing elephants and rhinos in Africa, check out her website.
www.animalworks.com.au
This is one of the things I love about travel--meeting such amazing people!
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