“Baboons!” My roommate, Brad, barged into the room collapsing breathless on the floor. Baboons? Were baboons on the property?

“Get this,” Brad said, “a friend of Brett’s drove his new car to the beach to go surfing. He wrapped a rubber snake around the antenna to keep baboons from the car – baboons HATE snakes.”

“Baboons and I have a lot in common.” I thought aloud.

“Stick with me now. When he got back to the car…” Brad started laughing hysterically, “when he got back to the car, the car was destroyed. Pelted with rocks — the baboons thought they could take it out. They were gonna kill that snake! His car was totaled.”

It’s been a GREAT week so far — we’ve been having a lot of fun working with new friends and trying our best to avoid snakes, baboons, and other wild creatures. Today we took the big step of venturing out into the wild, “on location,” visiting our client’s businesses and getting a feel for what they do first hand.

So who am I consulting these two weeks? I’m working with a media company, Destine Nation, producing television shows and local and international commercials. Here’s a bit of what they have to say: “One of the tragedies of apartheid in South Africa was the death of countless South Africans’ abilities to dream. Living in a country where many operate without hope — where it seems impossible to rise above the circumstances — the biggest gift you can give is opening hearts to see that EVERYTHING is possible. A leader in black empowerment issues, we provide the disadvantaged access to the film and video industry through mentorship and employment. Simply put, WE HELP THEM DREAM AGAIN.” Samuel, the development director of Destine Nation, has spoken to the state assembly and governor about just these types of issues; I believe he was asked to speak to the parliament of Nigeria as well. “I want a peaceful South Africa.” Samuel declares, “What I do, what WE do, we do with a passion for transformation – reconciliation not just for South Africa, but for ALL of Africa.”

Thank you for tuning in,
Chris Dyball, Film Producer