DAY 3

Hello all. I finally found an internet cafe that is reliable; but can't upload my pics for some reason ... SOOOO ... tomorrow (if I have time) I will come back over here and upload my pics from my own laptop. Anyhow ....

Today we started off in our first school - Emafini Primary (Grades R-7). I can't remember what R stands for, but it's their version of kindergarten. The children were all so well behaved and presented themselves well in their uniforms. 60% of the students at this school came from the Black townships, and the other 40% came from a more affluent, "middle class" township; but it is to be noted that the more middle class township would be considered our housing projects/trailer parks in the US.

The kids pretty much supervised themselves with very few discipline problems. The kids monitored themselves in the classrooms and during recess. I took plenty of pictures and video of the children. I spoke with a 7th grade class and they were very excited to meet an American.

Hello everyone. Still having difficulty with the internet, therefore no pics yet. I have taken many and promise to post as soon as I can. Today was amazing. We toured Nelson Mandela University informally, drove through some of the Black townships (VERY sad), drove through some Indian townships and Colored townships, visited a mall and had dinner, and had a reception from our South African hosts. All of the guys then visited the local casino. I will update another time. Sorry for the delay on the pics.

ARRIVAL

Hello everyone. I am here in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. We left Raleigh-Durham at 755 and had a connecting flight at JFK. The flight took 14 1/2 hours on South African Airways. The food was OUTSTANDING! Good drinks and 2 full meals. We flew into Johannesburg and had to connect yet again to fly 2 more hours into Port Elizabeth. So far, this area we are in reminds me of the Wilmington area. The beach is less than 1/2 mile from us and I think we're staying among rental properties. The people here have been really nice thus far.

I am having difficulty with my computer, so I am using someone else's. I will try to post some of the pics I've took once I get my own computer working.

P.S. We are 6 hours ahead of the US here.