Ok, so I have a photo of a big chess board. HA!
But, we made it to Cape Town today. After getting settled into our new home (40 Winks) we made a trip to the US Embassy. The title of my post is no photos, because you can't take photos of the
Embassy. Security seemed to be very good. No need to go into details, but let's just say that I felt very safe inside the facility. I didn't know what to expect. They basically gave us a quick briefing of what was going on in South Africa. It was well done and it was just for our little group of 7.
Embassy. Security seemed to be very good. No need to go into details, but let's just say that I felt very safe inside the facility. I didn't know what to expect. They basically gave us a quick briefing of what was going on in South Africa. It was well done and it was just for our little group of 7.
It was basically broken down into three sections. Economic/political, Security, and Public Relations.
While there was a lot of good information, the one thing that I didn't realize is how much money the US is spending on HIV programs in South Africa. I believe that its truly appropriate. In the area we spent the most time in, the Eastern Cape, 15% of the population has HIV, in the townships it is as much as 1 in 4.
Principal McKay talked about 12 year old's being the head of household because both parents had died, and they were taking care of their brothers and sisters. Sad very sad.
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