12 March 2007

Fascinating Angelina

Angelina Jolie has recently returned from Chad, one of her many visits to Africa as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador. Angelina gave a fascinating interview to Newsweek, in which she describes the state of the refugee camps and how difficult it is for the aid workers just to be able to provide the daily basics for the refugees. Angelina also talks about living in New Orleans, and how much she and Brad like it there and one of her projects will be helping with education programs.

You're living in New Orleans right now. Is that just because you like the city or because you wanted to bring attention to New Orleans, too?
A bit of both. Brad was doing a film here and so we were going spend a month here. [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.

You have to hand it to Angelina. I think it's fantastic that she actually has interests other than nightclubs and Jimmy Choo's and tries to use her celebrity to help other people. Something Paris should consider instead of being an empty waste of space.

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