12.04.2007

Today was our first day in Kwathema, we started off at the library where we met the volunteers. It was interesting meeting all these different people and finding out why they had volunteered themselves for this project. We then walked to the Chess Park, were we met Anthony Shoba. I thought it was interesting to see how much Anthony had already thought about the Chess Park, he even had a plan already drawn up! We then proceeded to the Indaba tree, and from there we went to the Beer Hall. The Beer Hall looked interesting and the history behind it was inspiring, but all the same I would prefer to work on the Chess Park. From there we went to other various places around Kwathema, Tseleng our liaison leading the way. Overall I am happy I chose this elective because at least at the end of the day we will leave something behind that hopefully the people of Kwathema will find of use…. I am a bit concerned about the budget though doesn’t seem enough to do everything?!

Our first day in Kwathema. Catching up after the tour through Kwathema