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Sometimes we form a bad impression based on nothing but gossip.

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Take that guy in your school who once slipped in the cafeteria carrying a tray full of food. [Man with an earth for a face slips in the cafeteria with a tray full of food]

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One little slip, and now he always gets picked last for dodge ball.

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Africa is…kind of like that. [man with africa for a face]

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Most of the time, the news about Africa zooms in on conflict, disease, corruption and famine.

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Don’t get us wrong.

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The media isn’t being a pack of total mean girls here. [media discussing Africa's issues]

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All that bad stuff really is sadly part of Africa's story.

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But that's not all there is to it.

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Like how about the fact that Africa is full of amazingly resilient people who face those [Man with Africa for a face wrestling a bull]

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challenges head on?

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How about getting to know who they are and what makes them tick, instead of just what [Boys head opens and cogs appears ticking]

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makes them cry?

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But before we dig into the lives of some of these amazing folks, let’s take a second

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to say “whoa…” to Africa’s natural wonders.

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Sure, Africa might get the short end of the stick on a lot of things…

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…but when it comes to nature it hit the jackpot. [jackpot reel spins and hits jackpot]

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Let’s see…

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Like… how about the Nile?

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It’s actually the world’s longest river, and is responsible for the Egyptian civilization…ya’ [Egyptian man stood on the River Nile]

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know…existing at all.

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That’s right, people.

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Without the Nile, there would be no Sphinx.

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If your idea of a fun Friday night is a marathon session watching Planet Earth, then you’ve probably already [A couple sat watching Planet Earth on TV]

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heard about the Serengeti Plains.

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This place has the largest animal migration in the world and is home to almost every African [An array of animals on the Serengeti plains]

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animal on your bucket list.

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But that’s no surprise since it’s an area with one of the highest concentrations of

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animal life on Earth.

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And then there’s Victoria Falls. [Man jumping down Victoria Falls]

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It’s the world’s largest waterfall and a killer place to go bungee jumping.

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That is…if you’re extra adventurous and/or completely insane.

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Let’s not forget the Sahara Desert, which gets a gold star for being the world’s largest [Arm appears from Sahara Desert holding a trophy]

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desert.

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It’s also a place where people… live, believe it or not.

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And not in like a week-long Burning Man kinda way.

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We mean like live live. [Tribe of people living on the Sahara Desert]

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If Burners showed up here they might be in for a surprise.

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Or maybe a warm welcome.

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A very warm welcome.

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We could keep going down the list of Africa’s natural wonders.

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But unlike Benjamin Button, nobody here is getting any younger. [Benjamin Button in a baby crib]

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You get the point.

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This place is packed with more amazing geography than one continent can possibly hold.

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Except that… it is possible… [People in a safari truck and animals appear]

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