Waiting in S.Africa
Well, we're experiencing African time today. We got up at 7am to leave for a small, rural area with some cultural sites and speakers; however, our escort we were supposed to meet half way didn't come for another 2 hours. We waited and waited and waited, playing cards adn listening to my ipod until the batteries were dead. Now we have a lunch break because we missed most of our appointments.
Things are going well otherwise though. We've had a busy schedule but it's been very rewarding. We meet with Brian Mitchell, one of the main perpetrators during the apartheid regime. It was freaky to have a guy who massacred 11 people speaking inches from me. after he talked we went to teh village where the massacre occurred. It was crazy to see the state of their living conditions even though they are supposedly liberated. White priviledge is everywhere here, just like in the States, and it's very humbly to drive anywhere in our group of 25 mostly whites.
Sunday is the next big day for us. A free day in Durban! I think I'll be meeting up with a friend I met in Tanzania named Des. Anna, and Des and I are thinking of hitting up the beach, now as the surfing capital of South Africa. Monday we're off to East London and then later that week to Cape Town where we'll end our journeys. As always a long line to use so i must go, but keep checking for updates! For now, cheers from S.A.!
Things are going well otherwise though. We've had a busy schedule but it's been very rewarding. We meet with Brian Mitchell, one of the main perpetrators during the apartheid regime. It was freaky to have a guy who massacred 11 people speaking inches from me. after he talked we went to teh village where the massacre occurred. It was crazy to see the state of their living conditions even though they are supposedly liberated. White priviledge is everywhere here, just like in the States, and it's very humbly to drive anywhere in our group of 25 mostly whites.
Sunday is the next big day for us. A free day in Durban! I think I'll be meeting up with a friend I met in Tanzania named Des. Anna, and Des and I are thinking of hitting up the beach, now as the surfing capital of South Africa. Monday we're off to East London and then later that week to Cape Town where we'll end our journeys. As always a long line to use so i must go, but keep checking for updates! For now, cheers from S.A.!
posted by Scott D. Meyer at 12:23 PM
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Scott,
Hello from the fam. . . we are tucked in for the weekend with movies and food to ward off the verocious below zero temps from Siberia. . . we are tough like you. . . we can do it. . . Dad is out now at 7:30 pm stockpiling the DVDs for our weekend retreat. . . we just warmed our bodies with hot bowls of hamburger soup. . . hot tea is the drink of choice on these cold nights. . . your little bro has survived another semester at BHS and in these changing times can access his grades online. . . wow. . . technology has even come to Brookings. . . John is busy doing nothing at Luther except hangin' out and recording. . . did you check the Abby Youth photos. . . cool. . . Andrea and Brian are serving the public at their respective retail jobs. . . A is also hitting the books once again for her very last semester on the SDSU campus. . .B is thrilled to be pictured in the latest ACDA Journal with a publicity photo and info about his Dakota Men's Ensemble. . . his photo as a director is there with the other big guys like Weston. . . soak up the sun for your cold relatives at home. . . love, Mom
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