When you think things can’t get better

I guess we can all feel the strain of things now as everybody was a little bit late for the bus this morning.  I was lucky in a way though as there was another company making a donation to the hospital so they took a big part of my group to show them to the represent ants. Therefore, I only had a few children with me, which made things a lot easier. The kids seemed a bit more relax (or tired) today so it wasn’t as strenuous as the earlier part of the week.

After placement, we all went for lunch at Mzolis Tavern, it is a traditional braai (BBQ) place in Guguletu, one of the

Mzolis Tavern

township. The food was good and they had nice live music. Then, we went to a music/theatre performance by a group called Zwane Siyaya. They are 12 young adults in their early twenties performing to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in Cape Town. They have so much talent, it was amazing. One guy even brought me to tears as he performed an opera song. I wish I could help them with the incredible work they do. Something else to think about…

In the evening, back at the home base, a storyteller from an organisation called the Institute for Healing of Memories came to talk to us about their work. They are a group of people who organise workshops to help people dealing with the traumas of the past and move on.  It is what is called here the reconciliation process. It was very interesting. They have a lot of work to do and it won’t be finish soon but luckily they seem, as a lot of South Africans I met, to be very positive and courageous. I guess it shows that when there is a will, there is a way. Another great lesson to be learned here!

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