There was an interesting article written about Angelina Jolie recently in Newsweek. Do read the article if you have a spare 5 minutes. No heavy media coverage, no entourage. She gets on a commercial airline by herself. Spends weeks in these villages visiting the sick often not saying anything, but helping to unload trucks as well as other menial tasks. The photos taken here were of her recent trip to a camp near Darfur. She was unable to return to Darfur because of the risk. Her and Brad recently moved to NewOrleans to live, on
moving to New Orleans, "[We] realized it was a place we liked, we liked the people, I liked the school for the kids. They're very diverse. I liked the other parents. I feel very comfortable with them. We're happy having our children here. Brad is working on rebuilding here.... But for me, just as a mom, I love the other parents and the kids and the schools. I'm starting to work on the education here and the school system here. There's a lot of work to be done."The picture above is of Brad working in New Orleans to get them to "think Green" as they continue rebuilding the city, meaning using this opportunity to rebuild economically friendly buildings. I must say New Orleans wasn't on my list of places to move before Katrina, it for sure hasn't graced my top ten since this historical natural disaster nearly washed it away.
I have been thinking a lot lately about Angelina, Brad Pitt, Oprah, Madonna, Bono and the rest of the team of people that are really getting fired up about the world's issues and helping to solve them. They are bringing a lot of attention to the needs as well as using their money and influence to solve them. Even American Idol is getting involved.
The title of the Angelina's article was, "I was transformed." It reminds me, "I was transformed as well."
