Sigh, I deleted my post instead of sending it again. There wasn't much to it though, we've been having a tough two weeks work and travel-wise. Also, one of our students and one of our professors left the program this past week (for unrelated reasons). Right now we're in the middle of our rural visit in a black African township called Zwelethemba. The area around us is absolutely beautiful, with mountains flanking us and a sky that just goes on and on. I've had to wonder here more than anywhere else though, just what sort of impact we're having on the community we're living in as a group of 33 Americans (and one Chinese) who are primarily white. I'm not sure if the group has noticed too much because in many ways South Africa feels like the US, and at this point we're so tired and have gone through so much change we're starting to get complacent and numb to our surroundings. And so the marathon part of the program begins! Pictures -- Our final IHP-China banner! Cape Town from the air The mountains near Fairhills Farm Zwelethemba (you can't really see but there are mountains in the background) Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry |
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