I have several things related to the last few days I want to post. The past 72 hours have been absolutely insane. Kickoff was Friday, June 11 at 4PM local time. On Wednesday, June 9th at noon, vuvuzelas and cheers and songs and dancing began in the streets. It was a bit difficult for me to do work, as directly beneath the window in the office I was working in there was a balcony where the entire NGO staff from the floor below us were celebrating. It was also difficult to work just out of sheer excitement. I was reading the recent Economist special report on South Africa, and that NGO was quoted, sounding very professional and serious at the exact moment they were below my window celebrating two days early. Everywhere you go, people say 'CAN YOU FEEL IT!?' and 'AYOBA!'The top picture is Hirsh, David, and two of Hirsh's friends from Cal who are here working for Grassroots soccer getting ready to go to the 10 hour long 'Mother City Welcomes the World' party. We were so decked out that night that people were stopping us to take pictures of us. 'AMERICANS!' In Africa, America is much more popular than in much of the rest of the world. More on that to follow.
This second and third picture is
of a car parked on Long Street, the main nightlife drag in Cape Town. Two guys drove from Finland to Cape Town. That is a feat of such mind-boggling awesomeness that I feel feeble about my own scheme that landed me here. The flags of all of the countries they went through, as well as signatures of people down the road are all on the car. On top are old wooden alpine skis and snowshoes, a nice touch. The hood has the entire map of their trip. Finland did not even qualify. Amazing.
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