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condo? what condo?!?!

February 11th, 2009 2 Comments

OK… there hasn’t been a whole lot going on this week other than continuing to book which I wrote about last week. In an effort to keep things fresh, Team Ndubs decided to do a little investigative journalism.

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vagabond-vagabonding-vagabungalow

February 8th, 2009 No Comments

This is us in the bungalow, I know it’s not a great shot, but hey, at least it’s some sort of shot. I know that many of us Vagabonds have been writing about the infamous bungalow without letting you know what it looks like, so this is like our gift to you of a [...]

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“come look at my shoes…”

January 21st, 2009 3 Comments

Hello out there on the World Wide Web! Hajar and I have been working hard, and are ready to get on the road and meet all of you! We’ve been here for a few weeks now, learning more about TOMS and soaking up the California rays before we head back to the Midwest.

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week one. wow.

January 21st, 2009 2 Comments

Location: TOMS HQ; Latitude: 34⁰ 1’ 49.926” Longitude: -118⁰ 27’ 48.3726”
What a week! 14 people in a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath condo (we get some funny looks whenever we run into our neighbors). LA traffic. 45 minutes to drive 8 miles. Going to TOMS HQ, and starting our Vagabonding ways early…

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FOOT PATROL

November 26th, 2008 No Comments

LOCATION: DENVER
LISTENING TO: AMERICA IS MY HOME
BY: JAMES BROWN
WHAT IS FOOT PATROL YOU MIGHT ASK …
SINCE WE ARE ON A SHOE TOUR …
WE TEND TO LOOK AT PEOPLE’S FEET TO SEE WHAT KIND OF SHOES THEY’RE WEARING …
WELL IT HAS SLOWLY TURNED INTO SOMETHING SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A CASUAL GLANCE AT PEOPLE’S [...]

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MEET THE HAMMERS …

October 9th, 2008 1 Comment

LOCATION: EL DORADO HILLS
LISTENING TO: GOBBLEDIGOOK
BY: SIGUR ROS
LAST NIGHT WE WERE TREATED TO AN AMAZING DINNER …
AND AN EVEN SWEETER DESSERT …
WHERE ?? YOU MIGHT ASK ..
WELL AT THE CHILDHOOD HOME OF OUR OH SO AWESOME BOSS …
MIKE HAMMER …
HIS PARENTS WERE THE COOLEST PEOPLE EVER …
THEY TOLD US STORIES OF MIKE WHEN HE WAS [...]

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MEET THE NW CREW …

October 6th, 2008 1 Comment

LOCATION: SANTA CRUZ
LISTENING TO: SWING
BY: SAVAGE
(IN THE BASKETBALL ANNOUNCER VOICE)
AND NOW INTRODUCING THE STATING LINE-UP FOR YOUR 2008 NORTHWEST TOMS VAGABOND TEAM …
SELLING 42 PAIRS OF SHOES AT THEIR SECOND EVENT …
HERE’S ARE SOME BIOS WE ALL PUT TOGETHER ABOUT WELL US …
SO READ THEM AND GET TO KNOW US A LITTLE MORE …

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we can conquer this great divide

October 2nd, 2008 No Comments

Hey Everyone!
The Sole Sisters are coming to you live from Barnes and Noble! We hit the road Monday and rocked our first event at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. We began the day by screening the TOMS documentary, ‘For Tomorrow,’ for a group of 25 students. Following the screening, we moved outside to the [...]

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IT’S ALL WORTH IT! …

October 1st, 2008 2 Comments

LOCATION: FRESNO
LISTENING TO: LOVE LOCKDOWN
BY: KANYE WEST
AS OUR TRAVELS BEGIN AND THE TOUR STARTS OFF BITTER SOOOO SWEET …
HAVING TO SAY GOODBYE TO SOME OF THE MOST AMAZING PEOPLE WE’VE EVER MET …
BUT! LEAVING TO START OUR AMAZING JOURNEYS THROUGH OUT THE UNITED STATES TO TALK ABOUT TOMS …
REALIZING AND SEEING THAT ALL THE CALLS, [...]

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THE TOUR IS COMING!! THE TOUR IS COMING!! …

September 17th, 2008 No Comments

LOCATION: SANTA MONICA
LISTENING TO: THE GREY MAN
BY: COPELAND
THE DAY IS GETTIN’ CLOSER AND CLOSER FOR US TO START THE TOUR …
FOR US TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE “COMFORTS” OF HOTEL AWESOME, THE TOMS HEADQUARTERS, AND GET ON THE ROAD …
AS TIME TICKS AWAY …
WE REALIZE THAT WE WON’T SEE EACH OTHER EVERYDAY LIKE WE HAVE [...]

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