We're here, and we're, well we're here

In his stand up routine, Bill Bailey does a piece on “What’s Britian like?” his answer is “It’s alright, we’ve got nectar points, their quite handy, We’ve got understatement, We’re tough on slogans, tough on the cause of slogans, We have strong prevailing westerly winds, 52% of our days are overcast so as a nation we’re enthused with a wistful melancholy, but we remain a relentlessly chipper population, prone to mild eccentricity, binge drinking and casual violence, breakfast is served 7 till 9, not a minute later, We have no natural predators although a badger will give you a nasty nip, or hedgehogs feeding on honey might fall on your eyes, a wasp might fly into your mouth on a summers afternoon sting your bottom lip and it swells right up like that and you phone the hospital and say awww yeee uyuu uuee eeeeuu, she thinks that you’re a pervert and you get arrested and sent to a secret mars penal colony, gain the support of the workers and throw off the shackles of oppression, and on the up side, we’ve got little chefs which were built many years ago on lay lines and then the roads just came in a connected them up, lots of positivity in the tea cakes and if it all goes horribly wrong we’ve always got Argos with the laminated book of dreams, to catch the tears of joy.

Ok, I love Bill Bailey, I did type that part out myself so at least I had to do some work too. Yet, it rings out in my head, people ask, “Whats South Africa like?”, and why wouldn’t they? It’s a great thing to ask, it shows people care, and I realise that this blog should not be about Bill Bailey and what not, but I am also aware that this is my blog, and without me being honest, I may as well just post the usual crap from some NGO and go about my day, (It’s night by the by!),

So WHAT IS SOUTH AFRICA LIKE?
I can’t say, it’s got strange weather and beautiful scenery, kids you fall in love with, people that are courteous and tough, there is a crazy difference from middle class down, yet, it’s part of life, there’s lots of jeeps, mostly white in colour, I assume to deflect the sun, theres crazy buses that carry about a 1,000,000 people, there are no real pubs and everyone goes to bed early and gets up earlier. What can I say?

I like this place, I’m pretty sure I’ll love this place, it breaks my heart seeing a kid in this immaculate uniform who’s English is fantastic, manners are exceptional yet s he walks away across a yard he’s in socks that are worn to nothing, just pieces of cloth wrapped around his feet, We did an after schools day, well Niamh did, I just went along, the kids were just lovely, we gave them a drink, a sandwich and a piece of fruit, so many kids hid their food to bring home, it’s such a different world, I’m not going into specifics yet, all I’ve learned is that I know nothing, I am no better then most of the people here, and in many ways I am worse off from a soul aspect.
I miss my home, my friends and my life, yet I do believe this is worth it all. I can’t say what South Africa is like, I can tell you what has happened day to day so far but I don’t think that’s the way this should work, I live in two worlds, I live in a bubble that is my house, and I live outside the bubble, until I am allowed to inhabit the bubble that exists everywhere outside my bubble then I cannot say what I feel, I feel too much, but I don’t want the Hollywood feeling that you often get being pushed out here, I’d prefer to wait,

What I will say is watch this space, there is something special happening here it’s felt by everyone and I think that we can really start something fantastic, so why not tune in to the best place in town to catch all the goss, here on Sindisa, they say if you find a job that you love, you’ll never have to work another day in your life, I actually see what they mean now,