In order to elaborate on the educational excursions in the rural homestay, I will write from my journal...it's easier! So... Traditional Authority Visit-- Hawu! We lucked out today at the tribal court, because we were able to witness a case study of the sturggle to implement effective, equitable development plans. Sports Cities International, in cooperation with Cricket South Africa are proposing a massive development on the Amacambini tribal authority's land...

Ok! So once again I have been neglecting my blog and I sincerely apologize, but I've recently come across some technical difficulties which have inhibited me from updating. Anyway... The rural homestay started on September 27th, a Saturday. I was dropped off with my SIT homestay partner, Sarah, at a homestead in Mangete, Ohwebede in the Amacambini traditional authority 2 hours North of Durban. There is much to much that went on during my ten-day stay there, but...

Hi! Well, it's been a while (I apologize). I've been working on an assignment that was due this morning...but now I'm free until I realize it's crunch time for my book report on Friday! Anyway, there's a lot to update so I'll get started. The South Coast weekend excursion was great! We drove down on Friday and arrived at our "humble" abode...The Merry Crab. Basically it is a hostel-style accomodation with little mini-houses for 2 or 3 people,...

Sanibonani :) Thanks for the messages, guys! Yesterday was quite the interesting experience. We had two guest lecturers, one on cosmopolitanism by a Sociology lecturer from UKZN, and another on the shackdweller's movement "Abahlali BaseMjondolo," based just outside of the city in the Kennedy Road community. Basically, the settlement has organized in protest of the conditions in the shacks. The government has wavered back and forth on their policies reg...

Hello again--My homestay is FABULOUS! When we got dropped off on Saturday I was the first...I had no time to mentally or emotionally prepare myself...we pulled over to the side of the road without warning, and I saw three beautiful little girls running towards our van. I wondered whose family this was, and when our tutor/driver Langa came back and said it was mine I almost burst into tears! The three girls and a woman in her late 20's ushered me up the hill and i...