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south africa, you make my heart skip a beat

my day began with an "interview" with two 9year old boys about south africa

i loved the innocence of their questions.

{elephants don't roam around in my neighbourhood,

we don't only play with homemade toys - we buy them from the store,

because we mine gold, we can't just get some from "the big hole"

it doesn't snow there,

& sadly, i've never conversed with nelson mandela,

and yes, he's still alive - 91years old infact}

after about 2hours of the Q&A session, i left them with SA candy, coins

and the basics of zulu!

tonight i went to a fantastic musical 'amandla! mandela'

-a musical about the man who changed the world-

i sat there, in the 3rd row of a sold out show

about one of my former presidents

at the de harmonie

in the netherlands

 just beaming at the music, the actors, hearing my language & learning more of my history

my boss bought tickets for me & her family

and the show was loved by all - especially oma (81yrs old),

who had many a question to ask after the show

home, i have a renewed respect for your history

an increased love for you

& an boundless hope for continued change

we'll be just fine