Welcome to all of those interested enough in my doings to be reading this. I am a bit of a neophyte blogger, and it feels presumptuous to think people want to read about my life on the internet. But being out of the country for the summer this seems like an effective way to keep in touch with a larger number of friends than I will have the opportunity to e-mail.
My primary purpose is to record and reflect upon my experiences in Guguletu township outside Cape Town, South Africa where I will be working at JL Zwane church and community centre (http://www.jlzwane.sun.ac.za/) to fulfill my field education requirement at Princeton Theological Seminary. This will make it easy for friends and family to keep up with me, not to mention providing me with some additional motivation to keep a disciplined journal of my time in South Africa. I hope this will be a good resource for my own personal processing in the future, and I will be overjoyed to read any comments readers may be pleased to leave.
As I have not left the country yet, and am spending my last day at home in California, I have nothing to report beyond the general mixture of excitement and apprehension that I have gotten used to after a few other times living abroad for an extended period. This time is a bit different, as the setting where I will be spending the majority of time is going to be more foreign to me than England, the only other country where I have spent more than two weeks at a stretch -- not to mention being the least "foreign" foreign country Americans could visit, apart from Canada. I am looking forward to the challenges of living in a country with such a rich and complicated history as South Africa, to living in one of the most beautiful and ethnically diverse cities on earth, and most of all to get to know people whom many have promised will touch my life. Thanks to all those willing to tag along. By the way, I'll send a postcard to anyone who knows/guesses where I got the title for this blog. Those who know me will have a good idea of where to start.
For those who want to know my iterary, I will spend ten weeks at my internship, followed by one week of travelling in South Africa, hopefully including seeing some of the wildlife. I then fly to London where I will spend a few days with my good friend Nicole Johnson, before flying back to the States. Flight information below for those who want it (viz. Mom):
Tuesday 5 June 2007, 5:10pm -- Depart Newark on United flt: 8838
Wednesday 6 June 2007, 6:30am -- Arrive Frankfurt
Wednesday 6 June 2007, 5:20pm -- Depart Frankfurt on South African Airways flt: 4595
Thursday 7 June 2007, 5:00am -- Arrive Cape Town
Thursday 23 August 2007, 7:00pm -- Depart Cape Town on SAA flt: 4606
Friday 24 August 2007, 6:20am -- Arrive London (Heathrow)
Wednesday 29 August 2007, 12:00 noon -- Depart London (LHR) on United flt:919
" " " " , 3:20pm -- Arrive Washington (Dulles)
As you may have noticed, this itinerary is heavy on red eye flights and long lay-overs. While that won't excactly be "fun", if this is the greatest hardship I have to face this summer then I have no business complaining. Will post again upon my arrival!
My primary purpose is to record and reflect upon my experiences in Guguletu township outside Cape Town, South Africa where I will be working at JL Zwane church and community centre (http://www.jlzwane.sun.ac.za/) to fulfill my field education requirement at Princeton Theological Seminary. This will make it easy for friends and family to keep up with me, not to mention providing me with some additional motivation to keep a disciplined journal of my time in South Africa. I hope this will be a good resource for my own personal processing in the future, and I will be overjoyed to read any comments readers may be pleased to leave.
As I have not left the country yet, and am spending my last day at home in California, I have nothing to report beyond the general mixture of excitement and apprehension that I have gotten used to after a few other times living abroad for an extended period. This time is a bit different, as the setting where I will be spending the majority of time is going to be more foreign to me than England, the only other country where I have spent more than two weeks at a stretch -- not to mention being the least "foreign" foreign country Americans could visit, apart from Canada. I am looking forward to the challenges of living in a country with such a rich and complicated history as South Africa, to living in one of the most beautiful and ethnically diverse cities on earth, and most of all to get to know people whom many have promised will touch my life. Thanks to all those willing to tag along. By the way, I'll send a postcard to anyone who knows/guesses where I got the title for this blog. Those who know me will have a good idea of where to start.
For those who want to know my iterary, I will spend ten weeks at my internship, followed by one week of travelling in South Africa, hopefully including seeing some of the wildlife. I then fly to London where I will spend a few days with my good friend Nicole Johnson, before flying back to the States. Flight information below for those who want it (viz. Mom):
Tuesday 5 June 2007, 5:10pm -- Depart Newark on United flt: 8838
Wednesday 6 June 2007, 6:30am -- Arrive Frankfurt
Wednesday 6 June 2007, 5:20pm -- Depart Frankfurt on South African Airways flt: 4595
Thursday 7 June 2007, 5:00am -- Arrive Cape Town
Thursday 23 August 2007, 7:00pm -- Depart Cape Town on SAA flt: 4606
Friday 24 August 2007, 6:20am -- Arrive London (Heathrow)
Wednesday 29 August 2007, 12:00 noon -- Depart London (LHR) on United flt:919
" " " " , 3:20pm -- Arrive Washington (Dulles)
As you may have noticed, this itinerary is heavy on red eye flights and long lay-overs. While that won't excactly be "fun", if this is the greatest hardship I have to face this summer then I have no business complaining. Will post again upon my arrival!
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