What's up everybody?
And welcome back to Vagabrothers.
Today's vlog is a little different than usual.
We're in our backyard Santa Monica, California,
and we're going around with Meals On Wheels,
a volunteer organization that delivers hot meals to elderly Americans, over one million every single day,
but it's not just about the food..
it's about human connection.
So along the way we'll be hearing some very interesting travel stories from some very cool people.
All right America. Let's do lunch.
All right..we stopped by the center,
and we picked up our meals, which we're going to deliver.
The importance of this is not just the food itself,
even though some of the recipients are not able to cook,
it's also about just talking to people because often times
some of the elderly citizens are not speaking to that many people,
and the meals are oftentimes the only time they speak with other person throughout their day.
We're going to go hear some travel stories,
and see what we can learn from our neighbors here in Santa Monica.
Alright ladies and gents.. first stop on our route today is a lady named Ella.
She was born in Italy and supposedly has some pretty cool stories.
We're going to grab the meal and head inside.
Hi. Welcome. How are you?
I'm Alex. Hi Alex.
What's your name? Adell. Nice to meet you.
Marko. Adell. Mind if we join you?
Of course not. I've been waiting for you guys.
So we hear that you've got some traveling under your belt.
You were born in Italy, right?
I was born and raised in Italy.
On my honeymoon we went to Napoli and Rome.
I did not have much really before.
They have their own train, their own buses, their own money. In Vatican City?
In Vatican City. Have you been to Vatican City? I have. It's like a state.
And then they have the big piazza with all the saints.
It's really touching.
Did you see the the Sistine Chapel when you went?
Everything. I love America.
I'm Italian-American.
Like that song..
That was in Napolitano, right? Right.
Thank you for your time.
We'll let you enjoy your meal.
It's been a pleasure talking to you.
Let's go out to make beautiful music together, yeah
It's lunchtime
Hello Ruth.
I'm Marko.
Nice to meet you.
Hello Ruth. I'm Alex.
How are you doing?
We heard that you've traveled to Australia when you were younger, no?
Where'd you go?
I went with my daughter and probably a less than
15 years ago, I think.
Did you like Australia?
Which one did you like better, Australia or England?
Opera House.. yeah Sydney.
That's where we would run around.
We wanted to volunteer with Meals On Wheels because we've spent a lot of time with our grandfather who, like
I said, also worked in the same aerospace engineering and lives just down the street.
We go and spend lunch with our grandparents,
and we understand that it's pretty good for everyone involved.
So thank you for sharing your stories with us.
Two down, one to go.
Hi Charlie. Marko.
Alex. How's it going?
Hungry?
I saw.. is that your motorcycle out front?
Yeah, nice. You said it was from the '70s?
'77. Nice.
She's a good ole girl. Yeah.
What's been one your best rides?
What's your favorite motorcycle trip you've taken?
Well, actually, the rock store.
I used to go up there quite a bit.
Topanga? Yeah, it's great.
It was one of my favorite places to go because you see every kind of motorcycle you can think of. Yeah
We're pretty happy because today we got to deliver the meals on two wheels.
So cool. We're just running around Santa Monica. Very cool. Yeah
So we hear you used to live in London.
Yeah, six months out of the year,
half the time in London and a half the time here
for a few years when I worked for a billionaire.
Pretty good gig. Yeah.
Well, I used to...we used to go to Harrods,
and I bought a tea set for my mom there.
Used to go to a different..
His mother and I used to go to
antique shops all around London and gather up antiques
and have them shipped over, you know,
and she bought me a couple antiques as well for Christmas, which was really a surprise, you know.
Well it's good. We get something out of it too.
We're hearing cool stories from you
and the other people we're visiting.
It's a win-win situation for everyone involved.
Cool. Well, thank you. Yeah
Thanks for having us.
We just finished our delivery route.
Had a blast riding around on
motorcycles and bringing a little bit of joy and sustenance to a couple of different lives today.
Most people don't really use their lunch breaks that effectively.
They're looking at their phone, but if you
volunteer with Meals On Wheels, you're going to bring a lot of benefit to the recipients,
and it's going be a lot of fun for you, as well.
Yeah, especially since the number of senior citizens in America is supposed to double by the year 2050,
which means there's going to be a lot more lunches to deliver.
So if you're watching this on your lunch break on your phone
Go to: www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/letsdolunch
Find out how you can volunteer with Meals On Wheels.
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And as always stay curious, keep exploring,
and we'll see you on the road.
All right America. Let's do lunch. Starving