Quick side note:
Since the drive to Durban is 5 hours or so i saw a few fun things.
- The drivers here are actually really good, better than most american and really curtious. For example, if driving on a 2 lane road and you come apon a car driving slowly... the car will pull into the shoulder so you can over take without a problem.
- Also, there are lots of toll roads, actaully really brilliant b/c the main roads are really well maintained.
- you will see people pack into cars and vans here... i mean sardine style. While we were pulling into one of the toll booths, there is a buckie (truck) in front of us... keep in mind these are small trucks, which i dont know if anyone in the US even could get b/c they are small. 4 people up front, and easily 8-10 all sitting in the back, facing each other. They had a couple of drums and were singing and clapping traditional songs. and having such a wonderful time. As my friends said... "African people are very happy people despite of eveything " It really is true.
About Me
- Christa
- I was raised in Illinois and attended college in Colorado, where I have lived for the last 8 years. While there I was a landscape architect and land planner. The profession wasnt quite what I expected so I have decided to go to South Africa and volunteer in a school for the summer. And now I am off to Cordova, Alaska to work as a Glacier Hike Guide!
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