Goooooooooooooaaaaaaalllllll!

I love it when people surprise you.

This week was full of surprises for me. On Monday, one of my co-workers approached me and asked if I was free on the weekend to go to Orlando. You know, just like that. Surprise! I did a quick check to confirm that I had no good reason to miss this opportunity, and they booked my flight for the long weekend.

I went to help out with a promotional event for Nothing But Nets at a national 3 v. 3 youth soccer tournament, which meant I got to hang out at the Disney Wide World of Sports complex all day and teach kids and their parents about malaria and how awesome the Nothing But Nets campaign is for fighting malaria in Africa. It also meant I got to hang out with some Major League Soccer players who were there as spokespeople for our campaign. In the evening we had a meet-and-greet dessert with the athletes at Epcot Center and got to watch the fireworks show too. What a day.

Kevin is the goalie for Kansas City. He is also an all-round good guy who is genuinely interested in helping kids, especially with literacy. He wrote a children's book, which his wife illustrated, and he is hoping to use it to raise money for literacy programs. How cool is that? I love it when the people who made it remember those who haven't yet. Sometimes human beings are surprising.