Hi, Dears,
opped off the face of the earth, just am having trouble with the Internet.
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See what it just did to me!!!!! I can type something, proof it and the gremlins tamper with it before it gets to you. The other problem is in just getting on to the Internet. With 575 students facing exams and papers, 40 faculty and 22 LLLs, the system just can't handle it and gives up. It is slow and I can't wait to get back to my own private system that just has to deal with me.
Enough complaining! In two weeks from yesterday I'll be home (if all goes well and I make the plane, having sent all the stuff off with FedEx on a tight time schedule). Hope to see you all shortly thereafter. It has been a fabulous experience in so many ways (I am a bit more liberal than I was, but not enough to stir you up). I can't believe that the 3 1/2 months are rapidly drawing to a close.
Since my last update we have been to Ghana. Talk about Third World Countries! This is supposed to be the most advanced country south of the Sahara, except for South Africa. But the port, Tema, was an hour's ride from Accra, the capital, through intense traffic and not interesting countryside. It was 95+ degrees, humid, poor, with road construction and shacks everywhere.
I had 2 field trips, one to the slave dungeons on the coast and the other to Global Mamas, which was supposed to be a micro-finance operation, but was a wonderful version of women helping women. Our history books need to be rewritten regarding slavery and the captains who were no angels. We also went to an open market. Did some fun shopping despite the most aggressive, pushy, touchy sales people I have ever encountered.
Now we are in Salvador, Brazil, which I like a lot. Formerly it was the capital of Brazil, but now a huge sky-scraper city with a most interesting Old City high above us on a cliff. It was in serious neglect, but now they are reconstructing it, making it a wonderful piece of Portuguese/Brazilian history. I had a city tour yesterday and will go out to a chiarra...for dinner tonight.
I am packing, planning a Last Supper with my kids, and thinking about seeing you all in the not-too-distant future.
Love to all,
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
THURSDAY,APRIL 8, .2010
Hi, Dears,
Ive been getting grumps from many of you about not writing frequent- enough Blogs, so here goes another--and I do like to hear from you, too.
Since I last wrote we have been to Cape Town, South Africa, which was most interesting. The day of arrival I had a trip to the Planetarium and saw where the Southern Cross should be tonight when we have a "star gazing." The Captain will turn of all ship lights if we are far enugh removed from all others. That night I went to a jazz safari, held in two homes of musicians, one a fabulous guitariest and the other a neat woman jazz singer. Both homes were in black town ships. They were humble, but clean and the musicias more than friendly. I bought a CD from the guitarist which you all will hear and they fed us baracuda for dinner (which I actually ate and it was delicious). Got home at 11:30.
But then had to get up at 3:,all airport (no terminal) in a 737 that was almost as old as I and drive another hour to the tented camp. I wish that you all could have been with me. The camp's name was Manyleti or Honey Guides, which you can look up on the internet. I had a tent to myself, which I loved, no creepy crawlers because of a heavy net along the periphery of the tent and anothe surrounding my bed. The bath tub could have been a swimming pool because it was so huge.
Out in the bush we saw lions, one giraffe, many zebras, hippos, rhinos, Cape buffalo (300+ of them in one herd), impalas, elephants, and on and on. Transportation was in an 8-seater Land Rover, which had its work to do.
On a discusting note, the sport at one of the breaks was to take a piece of impala dodo, put it in your mouth and see how far you could spit it. Needless to say, I didn't partake.
Back in Cape Town, on Easter Sunday, I had lunch with Louise nad Ken Ross, who had a driver. We ate at a gorgeous botanical garden, then drove through a residential district, which reminded me of Greenwich, and on to the 17th Century home of the first governor of South Africa.
We were 20 hours late departing Cape Town because the channel is narrow and the winds cyclonic. Since then we have been traveling at 20+ knots to catch up.
We have 6 more class days, then 4 days in Ghana, 5 in Salvador, Brazil,and 10 days of exams (for students) and the rest at sea.
Last night I took my kids to the pool bar for smoothies (do you make them?) and supper. Tonight Ill take 3 of the girl students to the special dining room for dinner. Wish they were you.
That's about it. We are heading north and I'll be home before we know it!!!!!!!!!!
Love to all,
Ive been getting grumps from many of you about not writing frequent- enough Blogs, so here goes another--and I do like to hear from you, too.
Since I last wrote we have been to Cape Town, South Africa, which was most interesting. The day of arrival I had a trip to the Planetarium and saw where the Southern Cross should be tonight when we have a "star gazing." The Captain will turn of all ship lights if we are far enugh removed from all others. That night I went to a jazz safari, held in two homes of musicians, one a fabulous guitariest and the other a neat woman jazz singer. Both homes were in black town ships. They were humble, but clean and the musicias more than friendly. I bought a CD from the guitarist which you all will hear and they fed us baracuda for dinner (which I actually ate and it was delicious). Got home at 11:30.
But then had to get up at 3:,all airport (no terminal) in a 737 that was almost as old as I and drive another hour to the tented camp. I wish that you all could have been with me. The camp's name was Manyleti or Honey Guides, which you can look up on the internet. I had a tent to myself, which I loved, no creepy crawlers because of a heavy net along the periphery of the tent and anothe surrounding my bed. The bath tub could have been a swimming pool because it was so huge.
Out in the bush we saw lions, one giraffe, many zebras, hippos, rhinos, Cape buffalo (300+ of them in one herd), impalas, elephants, and on and on. Transportation was in an 8-seater Land Rover, which had its work to do.
On a discusting note, the sport at one of the breaks was to take a piece of impala dodo, put it in your mouth and see how far you could spit it. Needless to say, I didn't partake.
Back in Cape Town, on Easter Sunday, I had lunch with Louise nad Ken Ross, who had a driver. We ate at a gorgeous botanical garden, then drove through a residential district, which reminded me of Greenwich, and on to the 17th Century home of the first governor of South Africa.
We were 20 hours late departing Cape Town because the channel is narrow and the winds cyclonic. Since then we have been traveling at 20+ knots to catch up.
We have 6 more class days, then 4 days in Ghana, 5 in Salvador, Brazil,and 10 days of exams (for students) and the rest at sea.
Last night I took my kids to the pool bar for smoothies (do you make them?) and supper. Tonight Ill take 3 of the girl students to the special dining room for dinner. Wish they were you.
That's about it. We are heading north and I'll be home before we know it!!!!!!!!!!
Love to all,
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