so broad that didn't read your name I'm sorry, grace.
Let us know how sensitive is it right. But if you just know, getting it I didn't mean to act funny like just a vegan but you can eat right like it's not I don't have any problem, I'll tell you like.
You won't have any problem, eating at all and as long is it for vegan. If you're vegan or vegetarian. Not a problem. And if there's something that requires more restrictions, just let us know.
And that way we can advise you accordingly, but by the time we get to Zanzibar at the hotel, there's a buffet option so you have a variety of options, and when I was looking I was looking at particular for those who may prefer a meatless option.
And, and then also their peanut less or not less options. Obviously, you know that's something that's important to a lot of people but you won't have probably.
And I, thanks for that Jay, and most of those places will accommodate you if you ask for something extra.
Right.
But yes, Audrey all transportation once you arrive in Tanzania, is provided flights transportation to and from the events as well. All right, I'm a log is the trip, what is it, how long is agenda.
10 days BAM 10 days, everyone to assist you in getting the flight, or when we assist in getting flights know right. That's just me and you get to kill him and get to Tanzania and we all good.
Hey, will I be able to ride an elephant.
No.
No. No.
sorry.
Since, well maybe on that last day that option day, I live in LA. Now, I know there's not enough. He's a real wild animal so yeah they haven't been domesticated, all right right okay yeah yeah okay thanks for that right save was for my sales.
Was this the role was double occupancy. If we bring a child does that make the price go that.
No, it's, they would be the double occupancy rate that's what the. So in other words the child would be the 40% discount off of the double occupancy rate so it wouldn't be any lower than that.
Yeah, okay. So it does go down from a single, single, is one prices single then it goes to double it comes down, and then if you have a child between the ages of five and 11.
Then there's a 40% discount, once they get over 11 then they made the adult right because they're taking up adult space at that point time.
Okay and so we've answered the next two is, is an add on for Mount Kilimanjaro possible. Alright so we're going we're going to actually see Mount Kilimanjaro, I guess the loans are no clouds I was looking at Kilimanjaro the other day you'll see Mount
Kilimanjaro see Mount Meru obviously whether depending. And so, in the flight we flew back over from Zanzibar we saw Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru so that that was a that was cool but you will be providing to the weather fine and the clouds, aren't there
you'll have a chance to see Mount Kilimanjaro and it's right there.
have a chance to see Mount Kilimanjaro and it's right there. Yeah, great. So sorry you can't claim that you're going to have to plan a second trip around now. Exactly.
I know yeah this brother day is actually climbed Mount Kilimanjaro I wasn't I wasn't joking when I said that in the comments.
I meant to bring that up I'm glad you said it.
But yes, all right, Maria appreciate you for joining Come on, she's and joined us in our July trip. So for those of you don't know there's actually two dates available.
That's why we didn't mention the dates, you click the link you can see which dates are available.
So, you can check that out. All right, July dates on my 50th anniversary. All right, come on Marcy man we will see you in the content on the continent.
When you're 50 birth 50th birthday I say anniversary, I get that.
All right, so is the flight in the island included or is that extra as well like the airfare yeah the flight the domestic flight in Tanzania is included, is included.
Excellent. Yeah, so I'll travel once you get to the to Tanzania is included back to the airport right so you can get out, which Friday does the price go up, not today this Friday next Friday right so Friday.
It'll be a price increase then check your email you'll get some updates is travel insurance available yes absolutely but we can't offer it right so we don't offer it directly.
We have some. Give me if I'm wrong Jay recommend days and making recommendations, so we'll give you some places that for you to consider.
But we definitely recommend travel insurance. Hey, stuff happens, right, it happens.
You just want to be covered right. Better to be covered and not.
How much time will be a lot of four Safari.
Um, you will from day, two, three, and four. And I will tell you that that is will be more than enough. It's a.
Some people think they want five days almost far enough you're an animal lover and you want to see 75 different elephants and then that might work but for most people once they've had three days in the Serengeti there and and in going through this and
you know what, it's time to go through so I just wanted to reiterate that we were going to be safe, because, oh yes we will be an enclosed vehicles.
These are not the open view me unless they open like they have the size down I've done the size down vehicles.
But you will be in enclosed metal vehicles with the glass windows. The top does pop up so like you saw the lady in the video she waved. That was what the top there was popped up and let me tell you we got some amazing footage, Freddie I got some National
Geographic footage. Yeah, and I found it. The, there were the hyenas in the hyenas found that.
Well yeah, the hyenas were not but they found the Python but the Python had the gazelle in its stomach.
and gave it to the hiring.
I have an old video I'm telling you, this is the Serengeti y'all, this is I have it. I told him when when they captured it, the drone was over top you saw the hyenas looking at the drone.
I said oh I said this is gold right it's the 14 million views coming off of this one. Yeah, so this only feed, only see when you're out there. And man, so it was something to see.
Yeah, I can't wait I can't wait to see it. I just see some I've seen some quick man you got him fired up not in the comments.
Okay, what's the deadline for the last payment so when you sign up, you'll be on a payment plan, and it all be detailed right there for you right there'll be no surprises no guesses.
You'll know you'll see it all before you sign up, someone asked about I saw credit question asked what recommended airlines, a popular airline that goes into Kilimanjaro airport is Ethiopian Airlines, and that flight that will go from JFK, or they have
place to go from Dallas just depends normally if you come in, you're going to connect with an East Coast hub nine to 10 is going to be JFK or Dulles in BC, so just to kind of know but Ethiopian Airlines is the one I typically fly over when I'm coming
from the States into East African into Tanzania Ababa and then bring you down in Tango, kamdar, oh he's, he said where it's going to land I must say you're going to land in Ethiopia, then you're going to have another flight down.
There you go. There you go. Yeah. Yeah.
I can't I can't say it out of the Baba.
Baba.
Baba you know just depends on where you want to put the inflection on.
We got it, this is, this is why we're going we're going to learn and embrace the culture, the language and the understanding right and that's where I gotta get open I'm not open on the food.
I saw well let me say this Friday, you know, I'm even when it comes to the food. you don't.
Unlike West Africa where you have like a food adjustment in East Africa. It's very familiar to what what we eat is very very familiar so you'll be fine, that I like talking to brothers like you that's been around right yeah you'll be fine you will you'll
say oh man this is good, exploring a little bit. Yeah.
All right, do we need to find our own roommate Yes, right. We're not carrying roommates Hey y'all know stuff happens, we all want to be in the middle of that, right, that we can't be in the middle of that.
So we're just staying out of it. So find your roommates, or you know let's just plan to be the single, right.
Temperatures, what are the temperatures in hey we're going in April and we're going in July and both options are open this is the first, we didn't make that a thing of that right, this is the first time we've offered multiple dates on our info sessions.
So, both our Tanzania dates are open right so it's April in July. So what could they expect around the weather warm temperatures.
Yes, one, two, I've just left there.
It was a this is a little bit on the cooler side and when we talk about cooler we're talking about at.
So you can still get in the water, you still enjoy yourself, it was, it was fine and then even the earlier in the year it's going to be warmer. So it's so warm tropical temperatures.
I saw a question come in about whether or not you can get a direct flight no you will not get a direct flight to Kilimanjaro, you will, will have to connect.
So, you can look, you can look to the flight from, let's say New York to Ethiopia, is going to probably be about 13 hours, 13 hours, and then from there to be another two hours to Kilimanjaro.
Okay so flight about 13 hours two hours to Kilimanjaro.
Cancer for any reason insurance yes that's available as well in fact we that's what we recommend, we don't we don't make any money on that that's not us it's a totally third party thing, and we can't recommend like you've got to go with this person, none
of that so all everything is just open, but we definitely recommend that with medical insurance right.
That's right. You want to get the medical insurance, with your travel insurance, a lot of people wonder if it's travel insurance just covers your airfare we're talking about a comprehensive plan.
Because a lot of times your domestic health insurance will not cover you. In other countries, or they will not accept your, your American domestic health insurance so you won't have an international plan that covers you to make sure let's say any event
that you need to have an air ambulance back home. Maybe there's an underlying health condition, you're not aware of that could turn into an acute situation, and you want me to get back home for whatever reason, so you want to be prepared for this, and
that's a part of making sure that that that medical component added to your travel insurance, travel insurance covers a lot of different things, lost luggage delayed flights canceled flights.
Anything that you could potentially file a claim on you want to make sure that you review, obviously with your travel insurance provider.
Right.
That's the we need to have that in there as well. Hey, the hot air balloon ride will be an extra fee How much is it, what was like some price ranges for the excursions and okay so so for the hot air balloon, and this is a very special experience and this
is why I tell people you know you live once you work hard, you play hard. And so when it comes to that hot air balloon experience you don't want to miss out on so the hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti looking down at the hippos and the lions and
giraffes and seeing all the landscape that runs 650 so that is $650 for that particular excursion.
And so then, so that's that excursion. The other excursions are like if you want to do skydiving. That's right around 450. If you want to do, like the ATV ease and apparent parasailing, and the snorkeling and things like that, then that'll run you more
in the $75 range. It just depends on which provider you decided to go with we don't offer those excursions though, those will be offered remaining, the hot air balloon you can get that through us, but as far as the other excursions that would be something
that you would do.
Through the individual vendors and providers there in Zanzibar but we could turn you on to them and even writing will let you know. Right, right, there we go.
All right. Um, let's see.
Next Friday right price goes, how much our payments. How soon does it need to be paid before we leave someone you sign up you put down your down payment and the payment arrangement all be laid out it's like monthly payments, it'd be spread out depending
on how much you're going to put down. Right. Yes. So you will see all of that again before you make the commitment. Is there an extended stay option.
I'm not through us, but you can certainly extend your stay if you wanted to do that with the hotel you would do that directly with them, but not not so once they signed up we could, you know, explain, or give them the hotel to expand.
Absolutely.
There, and then you know you will be arranging your international flight so if you want to leave seven days later, you know, hey, my friend, that I've seen that.
Yeah, that sounds like a great time right is the deposit refundable in the event something comes up.
I'm not not from us but that's why you want to have your travel insurance because if you have your travel insurance cancel any reason that is where you would file you're playing for a refund.
Yeah, so that's why we advise the travel insurance, insurance, again, we have nothing to do with that.
But once you give it, you like then you decide hey you know what I'm flying on the Tuesday I own flower no Tuesday that's crazy I'm out. So yeah, I mean you know you make any decision to back out.
So that's why we advise that. Are you guys the tour guide.
Oh yes, I will be in the house. So, yeah, I have a particular affection for Tanzania Zanzibar like said I've climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. My life changed in Tanzania, I'm the most adventurous in Tanzania, for whatever reason, it is, it brings out the adventure.
And so yes, I will definitely be there for these trips.
Yes Yes brother Jay will be in the building. So you're going to have the expert at hand, and good conversation and he understands who we are here in this community right.
Is there a dialysis clinic in the city, in this city in the city so I guess. Oh in the city. Well you have multiple cities. And so they do have diabetic care i'm not sure they have a dialysis machine but they do have Medicare.
Ok, ok, ok, now the final payment I guess we kind of talked about that you go see it can children do the hot air balloon.
Absolutely.
Absolutely. Children absolutely. Bang.
Since everyone is booking their own air travel coming from different locations.
Can you explain the process when you arrive in Tanzania. Oh, great question. So when you arrive in Tanzania, your name and your information will be provided so your arrival time will be provided to the hotel.
And there will be a shuttle. That will be there to transfer you to those so you don't have to worry about being transferred from the hotel to the hotel or back to the airport from the hotel.
So that will be based upon all of the information that you provide us, based upon your flight, yes yeah so once we get together, you know you said you're going to join in.
Once you land on the continent, you're good, right and get you from the, from the air. Back to there.
And that's great. How likely will spots be open in January or July.
That's where my mom gets her new kidney.
So these,
these trips that we're offering now there's actually in April of 2023 in July of 2023.
Right, so will there be spots available when by the time January comes around, which is how I kind of proceed the question. I'm not sure.
You know you can check.
But hey, let's make sure my mind is good, right. So, peace and blessings to mama.
So we're let's circle back to that, you know, whenever you're ready. Right.
I don't think these are, these aren't gonna be our last trips, right, I promise, I promise I promise that.
So, we can make some more happen is the flight that right, or connecting. So we talked about connecting and kind of the time when you go probably connect through Ethiopia, about 1315 hours maybe 18.
Right. Yes, it's kind of depends on the flight times.
Those the first five, and the next five apply the both dates.
I'm saying yes yes oh yeah yeah so so say for example, you know, because we're talking about two days.
And then, so if you have five they're going first five on one date the first five and another date. Yes,
yes, yes. And then so so everyone would meet up at the hotel upon arrival. Yeah, so you're gonna you're gonna get greedy that the hotel at the airport driven to the hotel and then there will be a host to check you in, you get checked into your room and
then that night, you'll have the communication that will have you come to the welcome down, so everyone will.
Well, the way that it is the way that the hotel is situated people don't start seeing each other. And then even beforehand, people to start having an opportunity to kind of see each other all through the whatsapp group.
And then when everybody gets together.
It dinner, that's when you know who you're going to be with for the next 10 days nine to 10 days after.
Do you make any arrangements for currency exchange or is that individual planet. Yes we do. And one of the things we encourage you to do is to do your currency exchange at the airport.
And because that's the easiest place because we're out in the Serengeti it's a little bit more remote. And now the interesting part about Tanzania, is that it is a little bit more prone to accept us dollars then some other countries in Africa, however,
local currency always works better than foreign currency so you want to make sure that you have a local currency. And you can also use your ATM card, the ATM has worked fine I use ATM many times when I was there, and all throughout different parts of
Africa so. And again, as the trip gets closer, we reiterate this we have training sessions preparing you for it, so that when you arrive, you don't have any worries, and you're like okay I know what the plan is already.
We give you a checklist of items to make sure that you bring, and then all the whole goal of this trip is to make it to where you can relax and enjoy.
As we said at the beginning, relax, and enjoy we don't want you to be stressing out worrying about anything. And we'll cover all those bases with you.
Excellent, Excellent.
Which airport can we land in Tanzania, Tanzania Come on give me give me, give me the local well you know when I was in Dar Salam. They told me that it's Tanzania.
So they said they told me Tanzania. Then I went to somebody else and they said Tanzania.
So I just see Tanzania, that's what I know so you'll be landing at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Tanzania Kilimanjaro International Airport jRo other letters for the airport.
Okay, Jay of the letters of his let y'all see I got that. Oh yeah, man scratch and that's too much. That's all right.
What about what about a diabetic diet.
Oh well the different diabetic diets.
So that would be up to each person, you know, being able to, you know, regulate what they eat, they don't have a particular diapers they have mean it would just be based upon whatever the doctors recommend recommendations are so they don't.
So in other words, their food, the world oh really got an affinity for salt light.
And I know that's not the end. Let me say this, they have it in Tanzania, they got they got it all day long. Okay. Come on.
He got it all
right. You got the salt and sugar and everything else.
You know, the hotels.
Oh yes, planet largest one, and then the Hilton Hilton Hotel in Zanzibar. So this would I got already know.
I don't know if my dad's gonna be on this individual trip, because you know some dad from the story from earlier. But if he heard all, and he'll be like, All right, I'm coming
right on the beach is right on the
place a man up to own and I deserve and he's 90. Oh man.
Time flies but you know he's like hey week I can't be skipping.
Man, that's my man. That's how he's referring to it.
How do we know how do we know if we wanted the first five. We have, give us some time we're going to calculate that, but I think Kelly asked that question Kelly I can assure you, you are in the first five.
Going, going with it.
I'm all record with that one.
Malaria pills will be needed won't day, or other recommended malaria pills are recommended. And again, that's what we go over as a part of the training process preparing you you're in a tropical region.
And so, it's recommended, but not required not mandatory, but it is recommended. I was the amount of physical walking on this trip minimum moderate access.
Ah, great question. Great question, I would have to say, moderate, moderate, okay because you're in the, you're in the so far just kind of paint a picture for a year into Safari vehicles.
And so you spend a lot of time in the vehicles. The roads are bumpy just to let you know the roads are bumpy you're in you're in the Serengeti, you're out in wilderness so you're not on a.
Once you get to the Serengeti, you're no longer on paved roads, up to the Serengeti you're on payrolls the role defined Tanzania roads are just fine, no problems at all.
So you're in the vehicle, you're not walking around the Serengeti, but when you get to.
When you get to Zanzibar.
And you go, you're doing a stone town tool. That's what walking. So that's going to be some moderate walking some people may say it's, you know, excessive just depending on what someone's walking.
Yeah, when you're in the forest. That's some walking is involved with that. So I would say overall, it's a moderate walking trip, but it is it is a physical trip.
It is that because when you're in the vehicles, you know, and you go into the Serengeti. It's let's get, we got time let's get the warming up people.
Yeah.
You know, hey this is this is this is good for all of us and our health right.
All right, arrival is on July 18 departure on July, 26, both questions.
I and are we flying to and from jr Oh as well.
Yes you leave out of Jr. Oh, so you would do your round trip ticket to jRo and from jail.
Yes. And then the dates I wasn't sure I don't have a more my calendar. So arrive on July, 18 is that the first day team can somebody confirm in the comments.
Yeah.
Yeah, 15 hours like you gotta you gotta calculated so the date we want you to arrive, that day. Yes, on the 18th 27. Okay so on the 18th. Yes.
Yes. Yeah so arrive on the 18th, and then we'll get you where you need to be, and then we'll have the welcome dinner and all of that that evening there in Tanzania time.
Yes.
Right, okay.
15 hours right thanks saying yeah saying departure. Yeah, same with the departure date to actually be out on that day.
Yes, so good, great questions.
To me, Assistant. Thank you. Great questions great questions. All right, who's joining us in Tanzania Tanzania just depends on how you're going to come back saying it right I'm saying Tanzania, the wife when she speaks about Zanzibar she always turns
a hand and said, right.
You got to add a little flare up to it I haven't been so I'm just excited about the whole opportunity, but yeah man. So who's coming with us right come on with us to Tanzania, and I can't I can't there you go you got it in my head, Tanzania Tanzania,
and Tanzania I'm gonna say like, I'm saying like us in this Tanzania.
Who's coming with us to Tanzania. Let's have a really good time, enjoy the history in the culture right it's just like the experience from from when I was talking about being with my dad right like I just really want to keep sharing that with the audience.
As we continue to grow. We got a long place to go listen urban intellectuals isn't done. What you see right is working on things right but it's all coming but apart apart.
It is definitely going to be bringing our history and culture to life.
Maria has a question as their hand up.
Niland No there isn't an additional flight from Tanzania to Zanzibar.
Once you land in Kilimanjaro all of your transportation is included in the trip. right. So the flight to and from Zanzibar is included all of the travel into in the entire day experiences are included.
Maria you can come on and unmute I'm trying to unmute your team can you unmute her if I don't have a privilege, I don't know.
I don't know if he's not seeing it.
Anyway, we're ready. No, I was on a trip she held her hand up saying, oh yeah oh it's the reaction I I my bad, my bad okay hip hop array. Hey. Oh, there we go.
All right. Okay. Thank you. Appreciate that. All right, are there any other quick questions right, that you might have, who is sitting in Andre had a question Jr.
Oh, where's that. Where's that please that is Kilimanjaro International Airport in Tanzania, right next to no no we're not far from I should say Mount Kilimanjaro.
So that's where it's located.
Hey, well we see it on the flight, like when we fly in where you see the mountain by you, because oftentimes every flight that I've been on coming into Kilimanjaro.
During the day, they will tell you to look out the window and you'll see Mount Kilimanjaro, the pilots will say if you're lucky, you'll see Mount Kilimanjaro.
And everybody, every time I fly. That's where you want to be like Jay would you throw up. Every time I fly in every time I fly yeah you know they always tell us to look out the window.
Is it that is it that's a special feeling. But isn't that what we looking for right.
How many of you are curious about traveling to Africa be just because it's always been so taboo Is that a thing, I don't know. Is that a thing.
How many of you are just looking to reconnect with the motherland. Right.
How many of you are just looking for rest and relaxation and somewhere outside of, you know, the Caribbean.
We act like there's no, no nowhere else you can travel right okay we got some reconnect I saw some yeses that's what's up.
Yes.
They get you a congratulations brother on climbing the mountain, yeah brother Jay his brother Jay is pretty amazing I gotta say this brother be doing yeah okay though okay yeah looking to reconnect so I guess okay that's the majority of what I'm seeing
is people looking to reconnect with home right like what would you say to that Jay What, what, what does this trip to Tanzania. What does that do for the reconnection.
The experience is a different part of the world I mean when I say part of the world means a different part of Africa because depending on how we perceive the continent.
We don't.
And I don't want to over generalize but for many of us we don't understand the diversity. So, coming from West Africa where I had my first experience and then going to East Africa, those are very different places.
And what this has done for me as a person I never thought that I didn't fly it on as many flights that I've been on I used to be afraid of long flights now I get on a plane like you said like Uber I can fly back and forth across the, the Atlantic, or
wherever I need to go like the continent like it's nothing and just because our ancestors in America paved the way for us to be able to have these opportunities, because that's the thing that's that I honor them by being able to do the exploring and being
in a position to be able to lead others on these journeys. So that's what happens we become ambassadors for other people around us and we have conversations, not hearing it from someone else and not listening to you know just what we heard on the news
or what we saw in the video, but we're now able to go back in at the cookouts and family get together, say hey I saw it, I've been there, and this is how it's changed me and the things that they're telling us are not entirely true.
Some of it is true but a lot of us not and going in and experiencing the Indian Ocean in Zanzibar standing there and having no fear. I was trained I was 45, years old when I went to Africa for the first time, and it hit me so hard because I said why was
I was afraid of this place that I had no, I had no reason to be afraid of this place at all, and everybody else in the world was enjoying and I'm seeing everybody from Europe and Asia and building their dreams but then for some reason, I was afraid to
come because of what I had been conditioned to think and so now as we're bringing people, it's one thing blessed to have an understanding, or to be learning about our history, but it's one another thing that when you actually go and see the history firsthand.
And then now you're able to understand the broader context of the story of what has happened to our people. This African Diaspora these brilliant people when you see other people look at you you see all these melon native people and you can connect with
them in a common bond, you come back in power, so it's deeper than just a trip that's what it takes you come back on a different wavelength, you come back with a different level of understanding, and I'm seeing it happen from children ages seven to people
who are in their 90s, so there, it's never too late. But the one thing is is that oftentimes we overthink it. We're going through it I don't know if I can do it I don't know.
My family doesn't want me to go and, and they tell it that having all these different things and they don't even understand what they're missing out on and it's just another player on us, because we just over a year so many of us have missed out on so
so many opportunities because of fear, because of a lack of understanding, because of a lack of information. And then when we have that exposure. That's how we begin to start setting our families free from these 500 years of abuses and withheld information.
If we don't go and who's going to do it for us we cannot father who's going to, who's going to break the trend.
That's it. Yeah, yeah.
Alright, sorry I have to go yeah I hope you can join us as well. Um, man it was something I wanted to add.
Oh, I wish I would have just wrote it down.
I appreciate you Anthony, have to go prepare papers daddy's teachers man shout out to the teachers double salute to y'all audits you do for you know the thankless position.
Not here at Urban intellectuals, we appreciate the teachers. In fact some of our summer trips are for the teachers right because they like this and I can't go during the year.
We don't need, we don't need some extra time. But yeah, um, yeah okay anybody if you have any additional questions let us know I think I went through all of the questions that we've had so far.
But if you have any additional ones that you think about after this particular event, please shoot us an email at support at Urban intellectuals. com We will take care of you support at Urban intellectuals, calm will take care of you.
brother Jay is something, there's something I'm missing.
Okay.
Yeah sure to jotted it down, it was, I was like, you were talking I was like, oh yeah I'm definitely gonna delve into that for a second. Let me make sure I got all these questions answered though.
I pretty much got those man he was in.
Mm hmm. Okay, so those of you that are considering you want to go but you like are really need to get a roommate.
x y and z. Remember when you get the email in the morning share the email with your friends that you're considering right share with five of them, you know, that way you might get one that's actually very serious enough to go because we got a lot of mental
blocks that are about going on these trips right and I know most of you don't have that mental block because you're here. You know, you just signed up for it and you showed up on the night and you're here almost hour and a half, and with us, you know,
still hanging out and learning about the trip.
I know that you're serious but a lot of us have these mental blocks right so you're gonna have to be prepared for that.
But if they got some questions that maybe you can't answer, feel free to give them the email support at Urban intellectuals, calm will follow up with them as well.
But I just want to reiterate, how many of you let me ask this question. Are there any of you trying to travel with your family.
Right, that's trying to travel with mom, dad, daughter, sister, brother. Uncle niece nephew cousin me get a one in the comments that's interested in traveling with family or give me a two in the comments if you'd like, Hey, you know what, this trip about
to be about me.
about me. And what I'm interested in would have recorded the chat be emailed in session.
I don't think the chat. This section will be included right chat, the chat comments won't as well. Are we got was It is Tuesday good we got excellent Mason Mars by the tools out there like me me me, you know to with exclamation mark.
All right. All right, so we got one or two cuz is my choice I know that's right, almost spend this money. I'm gonna enjoy enjoy this trip.
All right. Yeah, are not available, okay, sure yeah working out Yes Okay, excellent America Tamra. Excuse me. Tracy he says the man, appreciate all y'all I'm excited.
I'm excited to see you in Africa, I'm excited to be there with some of y'all, as we go on these trips together. I'm definitely going to be very vocal about all of mine I encourage you to do the same when you're on them.
Man join our group.
Come on and check us out and hang out with us but if you have any other questions I'm gonna try to hang on for a few more minutes yeah you got a few more.
Joe, I'm here as long as you need. Yeah yeah okay I think we I think we didn't get down into it with our questions. folks already they just got to make some final decisions.
hey I hope you make the decision and time to get some of our fast action bonuses, because who don't like to save money make money, and eat for free right all that sounds good to me.
All right yeah so like in your dates. Will there be a replay of this yes work sale. There will be a replay you'll get that in the morning it's a go up, so you can catch all the details that you might have missed.
But yeah, Jay, I guess, in final, final thoughts man final thoughts from when you was in Tanzania, what did it. Now, final thoughts.
This is a good question for you. Final thoughts on what groups should we join so if you go to Facebook you can look up UI travel movement.
You I travel movement join that particular group. We're growing that on Facebook you're on our email list so that's the best group to be on for now.
But yeah, so we're going to get down expand that. So Jay Jones your first time on the continent 2018.
Now you landed you had your experience, all those, how many days were you there the first time.
Eight days. Eight days. Bang some like our trip, eight days. Now you're getting ready to leave.
You're leaving the continent for the first time. What were what were some of your thoughts, how did you feel, how did you did you feel like you knew you were going to come back what was, oh I knew I was coming back, it was a it was a bittersweet departure,
because I knew I wasn't quite ready to leave.
But I was so glad that I made that journey. I'm glad I did not wake up. You know 25 years later, and discover what the continent, and in particular God was the first trip what it had to offer.
And I didn't know my my whole life changed. With that trip. My whole the trajectory for my entire life changed on that trip, and I knew something happened I just didn't understand the magnitude of it.
You know, it was kind of like well, it was an awakening. It was.
It was just this, it was hard to even put words to it it was just something that was needed at that point time in my life. And then here I knew I was going to bring people back and so, 2019 was when I first started bringing people and then from there,
I said I was going to climb Kilimanjaro, because I wasn't supposed to go back, you know, we aren't supposed to go back that's the door of No Return meant that the people who are descendants weren't supposed to come back.
And I was like, I'm back. And I'm bringing other people with me. I have this DNA in me that I'm going to bring back proudly and I said I want to climb Mount Kilimanjaro because it is the tallest freestanding mountain in the world.
It is the tallest mountain in Africa, and everybody else be climbing a mountain unapologetically and I said if anybody else can come here. Who does not have DNA, that is, you know, and obviously that can go down a different couple of different roles there
but anybody else can come here and build their lives, what am I afraid of. Yeah, so that was my feeling ready, and I'm telling you, it's something that I want people to experience I believe that this is a key component to us educating ourselves to us
being empowered, you know our history did not start with slavery our history predated it. And, and our people when I say this meaning, you will see the connections you'll see the similarities, you'll see all of these different things when you have the
experience that a lot of things that we're fighting for America we think that are unique to America not unique to America at all. It's happening all over the world, and we start connecting those types of dots and you have the leisure into relaxation and
It does something to you as a person, where so many other people in the world understand this, but when it comes to us in our culture. So many of us don't, and that's why there's really no price tag, you know, when you think about something to be priceless.
These types of experiences are prices experiences, these are moments that you can take with you forever, and I'm so glad so when you asked that question.
My whole life change in that one trip and I didn't see it coming, and I'm watching it happen to other people that's the other part. I'm watching it happen to other people without any prompting or anything they're just coming in so wait a minute.
Wow look at what they told me. And, and how I missed it, but I'm so glad I'm here, and that's what you see all the smiles on the faces. I'm so glad I'm here.
And that's what we want for you and your family for those who are coming. That's what we want for you that's why these jobs are being created an urban intellectuals, is they're bringing to life was in those flashcards into different curriculums that they
they teach, and they're taking it to the next level. And that's why this is so important and that's why now is so important waiting. We've been on so many levels we've been trained to be afraid and depressed me and what I learned from 2018, almost cancel
the trip because life was happening.
I said I'll get to it in 2019.
Had I waited until 2019 to go on my first trip and God I would have never climbed Mount Kilimanjaro because the following year, is when cocaine and cola shut everything down.
I knew instinctively that I was supposed to go in 2018. I pushed through life happening. And my life changed I climb Kilimanjaro. My life changed, even during when when cold wind was happening.
I was still back on the cars over there.
Yeah, for what's happening now, for the movement that's happening now if I didn't go back in 2020.
Then we wouldn't be in a position to do this right now.
So that's what I'm saying, This is what Tanzania, has done for me. So the combination but in particular, this will Tanzania is done and that's why we're sharing this and that's why, As a part of what Freddie in the urban intellectuals team has done over
the years. Now, all of this comes together at this moment in time and that's why you're part of something special. That's why this inaugural trip. These novel trips are so special, because you're a part of urban intellectuals history, but then you're
also part of your family's history and we talked about how we want to make changes and how we want to make a difference and how we want to do these different things.
This is a perfect way to do something tangible and investment that far exceeds the value of it far exceeds any price any cost because of what it does and how we become aware, and what we can be for generations to come.
Yes. Yeah, I appreciate that brother.
All right, real quick and listen I see your question come to that in a second.
How long did it take you to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. I'll six days to the top two days back down a day trip.
Eight days, that's a commitment.
Master time is your first time in Africa right that was a great live. Alright, so yeah, the sounded know right now we don't donate to any of the local people were trying but that's a great idea since I appreciate you putting that on our consciousness
Ashley Can you make a note of that. And let's see what type of programs that we can work out. I was just thinking about bringing the economics, you know, impact of our people in a trip to the area so you know I know that that does something for the local
economy, which is important, especially if we can create a pipeline where it's coming regularly, but you know I like doing something direct so that's a pretty good idea so thank you for that.
We appreciate that.
replay yes alright so rose they're going to check you they're trying to tech team is going to try to figure that out. All right, if y'all don't, if you have any other questions go ahead and post them let us know, raise your hand will bring you up.
But if not, you know, we'll go ahead and dismiss on this Friday, Eve, we appreciate your time talking about going back to the motherland dear Mama, Africa, right, want to encourage you to go ahead and join us there's still a few fast action bonuses left.
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You had a better.
You had a better LinkedIn I got Riley I got the dead, urban intellectuals. com for size travel Tanzania. Thank you, man. Thank you travel to Tanzania, give me straight J.
That's why we're here.
That's why there's a team involved in this right right I was reading from the comments. All right, but yeah traveled Tanzania, that is the goal there so we want to make sure that you see us right in Tanzania learning about the eastern slave trade right
I'm often heavy if you you know our abundance lessons right. I'm often heavy on the western slave trading and quite frankly is because I don't know much about the eastern one.
But that doesn't mean that it didn't happen that doesn't mean that it doesn't impact, some of us, because we don't know where we're all from individually.
I encourage you to figure that out as well, but putting this whole puzzle together.
You know stars to solve the questions of our generations right yeah if you don't put this puzzle together your grandchildren go and try to be figuring this out, they go waste time and energy with something that you can understand now.
Right. That's what the gaps that we're trying to fill in as a company, Let's solve this so that we can start to evolve whole children that don't got to be concerned and worried about the things that we are worried about.
But yeah, so let's make sure that we're working together to figure that out. I'm looking forward to doing that on the continent, with y'all in Tanzania and beyond.
But brother Jay Do you have any final words for the people.
Hey, just do it now, tomorrow's not promised, and take advantage of this moment in time.
Take advantage of this connection these connections that are happening you never know who you're going to meet on these trips, and just be a part of this experience is happening this year right now.
And then, as it happens next year you'll be in position to take advantage of it.
Absolutely. Absolutely, so looking forward to hanging out with our in Tanzania, and learning about the coach or the history the community to people, the experiences that we're going to have and building this urban intellectual community even further.
So Urban intellectuals.com slash traveled Tanzania, and you will see the link in the comments. So make sure that you join us take advantage of the fast action bonus.
If you have any questions, email us at support at Urban intellectuals. com, that's port at Urban intellectuals. com Hey looking forward to seeing y'all there until next time good people love, peace and black Bible.
Brother Jay Thank you man we appreciate you as always.