Category: South Africa
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Cold Day in July
All weekend I’ve had a Dixie Chicks song in my head. In it the singer laments that her significant other swore to her that the day he left her would be a “cold day in July.” This, of course is impossible, making it unbearable that he has lied to her, and left her. As I…
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Life in a Township: Journal Entry Reflections
Each day, I open my journal and put pen to paper. It isn’t always a lengthy entry, but the committment to write daily is still there. Knowing I’ll not always have a chance to get to a computer, it’s important to write down the day’s events or observations. Here’s an excerpt from last night and my…
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Ubuntu: I am Because We are
“Ubuntu is humanity. It is more about having the pie but sharing with the national equally and not trying to keep the big piece to yourself. Ubuntu is having no greed and always living to share.” – Vuyo Mnyantsi, Khayelitsha, South Africa on his definition of ubuntu.
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African Time
I am learning the way in which I look at my world is not necessarily the most profitable to humankind. Yesterday, a few friends of mine on the trip and I were talking about the distinct difference in urgency between the U.S. and what we’ve experienced so far in South Africa. For most of us,…
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Observatory Day Trip
6/21/05 I walked into the office yesterday and made myself busy. A lot of conversation has been had in regards to potential projects on which I could work. However, it’s only been a little over a week and I’m not quite sure any of us are totally clear on what to do with the intern.