2014-DreamKeepers in France for 13 days!

Our last stop of the trip was at:

The Moulin Rouge is the number one show in Paris, if not the whole of Europe.  We did not want to miss our chance to see the world-renowned showgirls and French Cancan dancers strut their stuff on the Moulin Rouge's historic stage.

 For 110 years, the most legendary French cabaret has welcomed millions of spectators who have come to admire the famous French Cancan, and we were not disappointment.

Le Moulin Rouge is world famous thanks to its French Cancan, and immortalized by the painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The sumptuous shows at the Moulin Rouge feature feathers, rhinestones and sequins, fabulous settings, original music and of course... the best Champagne in the world.

Many international stars have performed on stage at the Moulin Rouge including Ella Fitzgerald, Liza Minnelli, Frank Sinatra and Elton John. They have all put on exceptional shows, following in the footsteps of French celebrities such as Maurice Chevalier, Jean Gabin, Edith Piaf and Yves Montand.

 Next year is Italy....Keeping the Dream live.....Join us as we travel around the world....DreamKeepers!

Dream Keepers Travel Club -Our 2013 Trip to Portugal-10 Days!



The Dream Keepers Travel Club is an unique club in partnership with Napolean & Ada Moton Chapman Institute, to cover a wide variety of exciting places to visit, and appeals to adults ranging in ages 18 and above.  Travelers will meet other professionals, entrepreneurs, educators, and scholars who travel with us in our effort to uncover new information and old traditions. Our tour exposes travelers to the learning of different cultural ideas, the conversion of different currency, shopping, and more. The tours will empower members through world knowledge, creating a positive impact and difference as we travel to see the world!  Our interactive itinerary with captivating sites introduces The Dream Keepers Travel Club members to a variety of countries focusing on global awareness, universal pride and embracing our world’s rich multicultural societies and history. The Dream Keepers Travel Club is part of a greater initiative though our partnership with, The Napolean & Ada Moton Chapman Institute, which seeks to provide opportunities for international travel and broadening the minds of individuals looking for adventure, fun, education, and enlightenment. Please join The Dream Keepers Travel Club as we take an amazing journey to France.

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Betti A. Moore
Betti A. Moore, Program Director,

Napolean & Ada Moton Chapman Institute

Dream Keepers Club, Tour Leader

Our trip in this year!

Ten days in Portugal was like visiting Paris, France and San Palo, Brazil!  My trip was well worth every dollar or euro I spent:  Portugal: Porto might be Portugal’s second-largest city today, a modern metropolis home to 240,000 people, but the heart of it still lies in the medieval old city, the Ribeira. The Ribeira district begins along the banks of the River Douro and spreads up into the hills behind. From the top of the Dom Luis Bridge you get a bird’s-eye view down onto its maze of streets and colorful buildings.  Porto is home to over 40 different port producers – well almost, they’re actually based in the neighboring Vila Nova de Gaia, across the River Douro.

The hillside here is covered with red-roofed buildings topped with famous names like Graham’s, Taylor’s, Cockburn’s and Croft. But the port isn’t actually made here. Port production starts about 50 miles upstream in the Duoro Valley, where the climate is perfect for growing the grapes used to make port. Like Champagne, port can only be produced in a specified area. Once the grapes have been picked, pressed and fermented, the port is transported to Porto for storage and shipping around the world. Traditionally it was sent downriver in the rabelo wooden port barges you can still see on the Duoro, but it travels less romantically by road now. Straddling the River Duoro, the arching ironwork of the Dom Luís I bridge dominates Porto’s waterfront. It’s a imposing sight, whether you’re looking at it or looking out from the top of its 45-metre-high arch.

Porto’s known as the ‘city of bridges’ and this is one of six linking it to the Vila Nova de Gaia on the opposite bank, where many port lodges are based.

The Dom Luís Bridge was built by Téophile Seyrig, the business partner of Gustav Eiffel who had already worked with him on the similar-looking Maria Pia Bridge in Porto, Eiffel’s last project before his Tower. It stretches over 170 metres between the river banks and was the longest arch bridge in the world when it opened in 1886. Today the lower level is used by cars and the upper one by the metro, as well as pedestrians soaking up the views across Porto and all of the other areas we visit.







The Wisdom of Sharing

As I sat in Morocco, among the Berber People and listened!
One day long ago a Sufi Master was near death, and wanted to make sure his three disciples would come under the guidance of another Sufi Master after he passed away.  He had accumulated 17 camels during his life, so he laid down the following instructions for his disciples:

“On my death, the three of you shall divide my 17 camels in the following proportions: the eldest disciple shall have half of them, the middle in age disciple shall have one-third, and the youngest shall have one-ninth.” 

He died soon after writing this bequest, leaving the disciples in a dilemma, so they sought out advice from learned men for how to interpret these instructions.  Someone told them just to make the nearest possible division, while another told them to own the camels communally until they reproduced.  A clever trader said they should just sell the camels and divide the proceeds among themselves, and a wizened old judge advised them that the bequest was null and void because it couldn’t be executed.

The three disciples weren’t happy with any of these suggestions, sensing that their master must have had some deeper and more helpful lesson in mind for them.  But what exactly was that lesson?

Lesson 1: Remain Open-Minded

One obvious lesson the disciples learned from their master’s instructions was that seeking advice and wisdom from others will always broaden their perspectives.  No one ever has a monopoly on the truth, no matter how quick or smart they are.  Genuine wisdom requires humility in the face of life’s many complexities, so a wise person not only knows how to tolerate and learn from different points of view but actually seeks them out.

This is as true in life.  Very few decisions ever involve Absolute Truth.  A decision almost always boils down to a matter of opinion.  Not only that, but the actual outcome of any decision will have just as much to do with the random and unforeseen events that surround it as with the intellectual prowess of the decision-maker, so always be prepared for the unexpected. 

Something else the disciples learned was patience.  Their dilemma was significant, and they certainly wanted to resolve it, but there was no urgency to the issue.  And for today, learning how to be patient is perhaps more important than ever before, given the fast pace of life and the proliferation of information and techology.  Every time your mind is refreshed it produces a new batch of issues commanding your immediate attention.  Figuring out not just how to prioritize, but how to “let go” of the unimportant issues while showing patience for the truly important ones is a skill that will always comes in handy for most bottom-line obsessed, goal-oriented, time-stressed up-and-comers today.

The Dilemma Resolved

In the end, our three disciples did find the answer to their Master’s challenge.  After much searching, a wise old man solved the riddle for them:

“Although I only have one camel myself, I will lend it to you so you now have 18.  The eldest disciple should then be given one-half of these, which is 9. The middle disciple should get one-third, or 6, and the youngest disciple should get one-ninth, or 2.  That will leave just one camel, which is mine, and you can return it to me.”

This was how the three disciples found their new Sufi Master.  It also taught them one final lesson.

Lesson 3: Share

Sharing with others is a natural human urge, and it is becoming an increasingly vital idea as the cost of interacting continues to plummet. The urge to share comes largely from the human instinct for empathy, and  empathy and trust are becoming ever more important to people as we become more and more technologically connected.  It is the human instinct for sharing that drives our willingness to create  So think carefully about how your own  family’ and your friends’urge for you  share might be used to benefit your life in the e-social age.  How can you do a better job empathizing with your family and friends?  

Sharing comes from empathy, and for a family/friend,empathy is the ultimate form of love and insight.   

Ancient lessons can often be very useful even in modern situations.  Technology may gallop along, but wisdom is timeless.   

I Just Returned from Morocco

I Just returned from Morocco

Morocco is an exotic gateway to Africa; its mountains, desert and coast are populated by Berbers and nomads, and its ancient medina lanes lead to souqs and riads. The Mountains & Desert, from Saharan dunes to the peaks of the High Atlas, Morocco could have been tailor- made for travelers. Lyrical landscapes carpet this sublime slice of North Africa like the richly colored and patterned rugs we lusted after in local cooperatives. The mountains – not just the famous High Atlas but also the Rif and suntanned ranges leading to Saharan oases – offered simple, breathtaking pleasures: night skies glistening in the thin air; views over a fluffy cloudbank from the Tizi n’Test pass. On lower ground, there are rugged coastlines, waterfalls and caves in forested hills, and the mighty desert. The Traditional Life in varies terrain may transform your dreams, but it shapes the very lives of Morocco’s Berbers, Arabs and Saharawis. Despite encroaching modernity, with motorways joining mosques and kasbahs as manmade features of the landscape, Moroccan people remain closely connected to the environment. The nomadic southern ‘blue men’ brave the desert’s burning expanses in robes and turbans, with mobile phones in hand. Likewise, traditional life continues – with tweaks – in the techniques of Berber carpet makers; in date cooperatives; in medina spice trading; and in the lifestyles in ports. Ancient Medinas, often exotic, sometimes overwhelming and always unexpected, these ancient centers are bursting with Maghrebi mystique and madness: the perfect complement to the serene countryside. When you hit town and join the crowds, you follow a fine tradition of nomads and traders stretching back centuries. Walking through     Fès, the world’s largest living medieval Islamic city, and the carnivalesque in Marrakesh. was breathtaking. Moroccan Activities for us included: Meeting the Moroccan people.  Drinking mint tea; watching the world go by with the locals; hiking up North Africa’s highest peak, riding across the Sahara Desert in Jeeps, camel trekking, shopping in the worlds 5^th largest shopping mall, getting lost in the medina, and sweating in the hammam. Between these activities, you can sleep in the famous hotels rooms, relax on panoramic terraces and eat a Rick’s Café in Casablanca.

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