1. my boss leaves for a 3 week trip after today, and came to work this morning wearing a tshirt that just says "kwerekwere" in capital letters across the front which is a kind of snub term for foreigner in isiZulu (unrelated to kwerekwere the city in malawi). the man is from oregon...kwerekwere indeed! he is an expert and an academic leader, yet he maintains a sense of humor. well done.
2. a couple of american program kids got mugged at knifepoint at 10 am walking to work from the shuttle stop yesterday, right near the parktown campus (we live on main campus). they are ok, nothing stolen since they had nothing on them, and no one was hurt, but this is a lesson in Don't Walk Around Joburg. i think when i get home i am going to take a 3 hr walk in brooklyn just to reclaim my right to be a pedestrian and not risk my life/belongings in the process. might have to bundle up for that, though, i hear it is already cold in ny.
3. i got skype to work. for those of you who roll with skype, my skype name is janet_m_sloth (referencing the vice magazine "raised by sloths" caption a while back). guess i could stop using it after going running and getting so tired i fall nod off in the middle of a call, though.
4. fingers crossed for THIS and fingers crossed for neat thunderstorms during the african spring. i hear this city is the international capital of lightning strikes, which, as long as they don't hit my building are gonna be spectacular to watch. until they kill someone's appliance with a massive electrical surge. got to remember to unplug things. thanks to a wits friend for reminding me of this.
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hey fellow travel writer.
i just opened the door to a man in a jelaba, said wa alekam assalam, and let him in. this is life in morocco. i don't know who that man is. i don't know anyone. but i need to get a hijab.
meganinmorocco.blogspot.com
you're so worldly i have to say i am surprised you didn't come armed with one :)
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