It's doubtful that the news about South Africa's economy has made it outside of Africa because the whole world seems to be struggling with their own country at the moment. The price of goods are up as well as the price of oil...the economy here is looking grim. I'm learning about a new type of survival here for myself and discovering more and more with each day that there is way too much we take for granted in a place such as Canada. Overall, I doubt the crashing of the economy will affect me too much right now as I work for the richest of the rich and with the economy going into the toilet these people will only get richer, and sadly, the poor will only getting poorer...thus bringing up the number of hijakings and robberies. It's every man/woman for him/herself here.....so sad. On the upside, there are many people here that are doing amazing things with their time and deciding to address this divide in Africa. I haven't quite decided where I fit yet, but when I do I hope to help as well.
A country that has been making the world news these past couple months is Zimbabwe. I don't go a day without meeting a "Zimbo"....black or white. My boyfriend's friends are all from Zimbabwe and it's rather interesting/sad to hear their stories from the country. I saw a 5 million dollar bill the other day, worth about 3 American dollars....can we say inflation? I'm happy to see the African Union stepping up to the plate again, but the President of SA continues to be a dissapointment...a wimp...and a pacifist. Everyone has now decided here to love the future president of SA Jacob Zuma more and more each day as he speaks out about the shattered Zimbabwe I still think he's full of crap ... looking for supporters to overlook the fact that he raped a young woman with AIDS and told the world that it was ok.
Regardless, I'm taking each day with stride here and opening myself up to learn what I can from anyone. I'm being as careful as I can not to slip up and prove my dear blogging friends right that South Africa is just a crime ridden place where no white person in their right mind would go.
Bye for now...
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I have to admire you for the way you live life to the fullest, traveling the way you do and finding out what our world is really about. It would be easy to stay in Canada and do what everyone else does (myself included). You take the more challenging approach, in spite of opposition I am sure, yet somehow I know it is what we all should be doing. At the end of the day we may not be able to solve all the problems we see, but at least you are not ignoring them, and I know you will make a difference to individuals that you might not even realize, that will go on to influence many more people. Take care of yourself and keep your optimistic spirit :)
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