Jo'burg and Soweto tour

Thobela! (hello)
Yesterday was one of the best days of my life!! Absolutely amazing!
We went to Soweto yesterday which is the biggest non white township outside Jo'burg. we toured through the slums and saw the most amazing people. It was heart breaking though seeing the kids with their snotty noses and pot bellies. It truly is like what u see on those ads and tv. Little ones ran up to me and wanted cuddles and wanted me to pick them up. We played with their toys, sticks with wheels on the end and went inside their homes. They live in absolute poverty but are the happiest, warmest and most welcoming people i ahve ever met.Their faces light up when u wave and say hello.They live in the slums right next to people in mansions. The disparity and contrast is unbelieveble.
Everyone speaks english, even the littles ones so it is really easy to communicate. we also visited various museums, nelson mandelas old house, one of the gaols that mandela and gandhi were kept in. it was such an amazing day!!! I actually stood in Mandelas footsteps!

I also met some of the local students here at the Uni we are staying in. they are doing medicine. They are such beautiful people. One guy, Mashareala, is from Limpopo and he taught me alot about Jane Furse and the some of the local language. Most of the people speak about 5 different languages.

Today everyone leaves for their placements. Most are leaving at about 8 to catch their planes to places but we are going on another tour and then getting a bus at 1:30pm to Polokwane then getting picked up there by Maureen our rep and taken to jane Furse. Well will get in there about 7:30 tonight i think. Im soo excited to actually get there and settle in. Its sad leaving everyone because we have all made such good friends but we are going to try and travel together at the end.

Well all is very very well here. Absolutely love it. Have not had one bad experience at all. I just cant get over the people. they are absolutely amazing!!!

This may be my last internet visit in a while. Mashareala said their may be internet in St marks so i hope thats the case. If not i wil try and update as often as i can when i get into the city.

Salang gabotse!
(goodbye and stay well)