Top Photos

I have the opportunity to get some photos uploaded on blog for first time since arrival. They span from my first homestay until present. Have a great day!

Phalhane Family (Homestay during PST)

Corrabo (sitting on lap), Mpho(me), Coco Pauline,

and Baba Temple

Corrabo upclose. The tear is from being tired, not crying.

Radebe Family: (row 1) Busiswe, Ntokozo, Dumisani (row 2) Mama Katherine, Baba Alfred, Dumi

My homemade wall art

and another...

Ntokozo and Busi

Bucket Bath, sink to wash dishes, washing machine, and more...

My New South African Lifestyle

SA has brought many new experiences. Among those have been changes in my daily routines and habits. I have kept an ongoing list in my journal and wanted to share to give a better sense of what some of these changes have been. Here you go...

1. Making fire to boil bath water
2. Bucket Baths
3. Washing & rinsing cloths by hand
4. An all-in-one bucket to wash dishes, body, and clothes (not to mention a few other functional things I won’t mention here)
5. Eating cow intestines
6. Eating cow brain
7. Eating worms
8. Using my feet as my only mode of transportation (other than taxis for trips to town to get food)
9. Using books and writing as my main form of entertainment
10. Redefining how to conserve water (one cup of H20 goes along way for this PCV)
11. Fetching water from the tap
12. Pit latrine (enough said)
13. Conserving toilet paper
14. Coffee, tea, coffee, tea, and more coffee….ahh is this heaven
15. Winning the battle against the cockroaches!
16. Cooking over fire
17. Sketching
18. Playing harmonica
19. Speaking IsiNdebele
…and the list continues everyday…

Although the list may be deceiving, I am truly loving every minute my new South African lifestyle and all the adventures it has brought thus far!