Cato Manor for the Weekend

Hey, Entering the first weekend in Durban. We're spending the weekend with our homestay families...no internet access, call if you need me (i hear sykpe to my cell phone is the cheapest way to do this) Some families have beach or mall plans for the weekend, and church on Sunday, my family doesn't seem to have any plans but we'll see, I have work to do anyway. Hopefully it will be a chance to get more comfortable with each other. Time for my last class, I'll check in on Monday
Salani Kahle!

Finally Writing From Africa

Saniubona! (Hi!) Sorry to have taken so long to get anything up. Im at the SIT house right now in between zulu class and a class on the history of the area were living in. The trip was incredibly long, and the jetlag impressive. We stayed at a hostel in Jo'burg for three nights, and then took the 8 hour car ride to Durban. The ride was beautiful, it passes through farmland, the plateau lands, and then into the city. I put my feet in the Indian ocean for the first time two days, and managed to not get stung by jellyfish (unlike many others in the group) Tonight we move into our homestays where we will living for the next 5 weeks, after two nights in a hostel in Durban. We take day trips out to different areas in and around Durban on Wednesdays and most weekends, minus the first two were living with rural families. Thats all for now Salani Kahle!! (Stay Well)

predeparture hello

Count Down...3 days...eek! So heres the plan: I leave in 3 days from JFK at 520 pm on the 22rd, and land on the 23th in Johannesburg at 710 pm. From there im staying in Johannesburg for orientation then its on to Durban. The forecast for Durban all week: mid 70's...kinda awesome. The time difference is 7 hours, sort of a pain, but oh well. I'll have email access (same as always: kmack@bates.edu), and AIM, and while I can't skype using SITs internet, there are internet cafes nearby. Ok, so this is really just to see if i know how the heck this thing works...so i guess I'll write again in Africa...AHHH, incredibly scary and exciting!