One year ago, a 23 year old kid from Victoria named Andrew Brownlee watched The Motorcycle 

Diaries, chronicling the story of a young Che Guevara.  As the movie goes, Che and his friend 

Alberto Granado take off through the hills and jungles of South America on a journey to 

discover themselves and the world around them. Brownlee appreciated this lust for discovery

and made it a personal goal to one day follow in Che and Granado's tracks.

After much hard work, he is now realizing that dream. “I’ve been dieing to follow in Che´s 

tracks,” he tells us from a coconut phone somewhere in South America, “now here I am!” 

Brownlee is part of a 5 man team (of which Duncan is also a part) that is bringing soccer 

equipment down to kids in Ecuador. Working his friends he’s been able to bring sport

supplies to 1000s of children who have grown up playing in bare feet with balls of leaves.

After months of preparation they now roam through Equador building pitches and handing

out cleets and balls. Learn more about the project @ http://projectecuador.blogspot.com/

With a two week break waiting for customs to clear, Brownlee finally got his chance to 

take off through the foothills of active volcanoes and lush South American jungles. With

a rented 90cc motorbike (see above) he is trekking through new terrain to explore and

learn about life in South America. He will soon return to the pack and continue with the 

mission to share sport with the people of Chimborazo. 

The entire project is being documented and video-journal entries will appear when the

crew has time to get online and share their stories. One entry is available here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVptLahNzY4

Keep it up guys!