Hey! I'm at UNIVEN now. I spent the weekend with Racheal Lebese, who also works on the TB project (I met her last year so was glad to hear that she was going to pick me up from the airport in Polokwane (sp?) on Thursday. I met her husband and youngest daughter, Thembi, thursday night...then I crashed...I think that was my worst day as far as jetlag.
Okay...it's been a few days and I want to include a little bit of what I did each day. So...friday was basically rest. I also went with Racheal to visit her mother. Saturday I went to Tzanen and spent time with Prof Khoza (the principle investigator of the TB project) while Racheal and her husband attended a fmaily meeting. I also met Racheal's oldest daughter, Vuyisani, who is getting married in November (I'm going to miss the wedding by 10 days). Vuyisani is more of the diva of the group...she reminds me of alot of my friends back home (you know who you are). Thembi is more like me...quiet and introverted. I spent alot of time iwth them over the weekend...so it looks like I made my first friends in S.A.
Sunday I went with Racheal and her family to church. It was actually my first time going to a catholic mass anywhere. The thing about catholic mass is that service is pretty similar no matter where in the world you live (I do think there was more singing here than in an American mass). Racheal's family is so kind and made my first weekend in S.A. great. The priest talked about not being selfish...sharing what you have with others. I see that the people who I havemet so far take it to heart.
Okay, this is a long post and only includes a fraction of what is in my journal. I'm signing off now.
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