Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Fresh Prince of Bagamoyo


Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith stopped by the lab today. Will is going to be a spokesperson for Malaria No More, an international non-profit to fight malaria through distribution of mosquito bed nets and other activities. They brought them here for a briefing about malaria and to get some video footage before they head off on their holiday. So Brandt and I were just sitting out on the porch with our laptops, they walked out to admire our ocean view and were whisked off for their hospital tour. We played it cool so we didn't talk to them. Although I'm kind of regretting that now. It's not everyday that you get to meet Will Smith in Tanzania. Oh well. It was still better than any celeb sighting I ever had in the 2.5 years I was in Santa Barbara. The IHI communication guy got some nice photos- in spite of the insistence of Will's entourage that no photos were to be taken. Hopefully Brandt will be able to get his hands on one or two eventually.

2 comments:

Cris said...

You guys should totally have said hello :)
How are things? If Jeff there already? Are you guys having a good time?
Hugs, Cris.

Jon said...

Very cool!

Robyn, I've been back in Santa Barbara for only a few days, and I'm already going crazy! The madness continues. Don't come back.