Today, Matt and I felt some repurcussions from the July 3rd protests. We were unable to document the crèches in Khayelitsha Site B, as there was too much debris still in the roads. Instead, Xoliswa took us to Makhaza and Mandela Park to document their crèches. In all, Matt and I documented 19 sites today, bringing our overall total to 120 sites visited. We are balling.
So, today wrapped up our time with Xoliswa, and tomorrow we were supposed to start working with Jabu, but he is sick. As such, we will instead be working with Meisie, another mother. Matt and I are excited to work with Jabu soon, however, as he is the only male in this group of foot soldiers, and we are interested in learning his story. Seeing a male involved with the crèches here is quite rare, and we are intrigued to hear why he got involved.
Tonight, we are going out to dinner with some of the Master’s of International Peace Studies, from the Kroc Institute at Notre Dame. They have a six month internship/study abroad segment, and this group will be based here in Cape Town. It will be interesting to meet them, as the majority of them (most likely all of the ones here) are international students. I know one of us, Luke (who is from England), is excited to have the MIPS students here, as it gives him a break from us “Amerikaaners”, haha. Well, that’s it for today. I may update again later if tonight’s dinner provides any interesting stories. Bye for now, my friends!!!
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