Of course I knew race is an acerbic topic in South Africa. It’s obvious in ever dimension of this country’s social sphere. But when Chris told me that people still hate to see a mixing of races, I thought he was exaggerating a bit. He told me if he and I were [...][...]
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August 20th, 2010 - 8:16 am § in South Africa
Doing nothing costs a lot
I think I love Saturdays most of all. Saturdays are more my days than any other day. I wake up almost as if on cue, every day at around 8 a.m., if not woken earlier by a my Miley Cyrus alarm clock song. I hate when I wake up at 8, knowing [...][...]
August 11th, 2010 - 3:39 am § in South Africa
Day 25-30: We learn the ways eventually..
Durban feels like another world – a fantasy away from Pretoria. It’s beautiful, it’s sunny, the people are sweet. It’s a big city, with people walking down every street, vendors selling fruit and other products, and mini-buses and other cars whizzing by without heed. I felt like I was i[...]