a hui hou kakou

I lived in South Africa for about half a year in 2002. I was a great country to live in and I wouldn´t mind doing so again. I worry about the political situation with the growth in power of the ANC. No party should have too much power for too long. The ANC is also has quite a bias towards Zhosa, who are a minority and not the largest ethnic group. You can read about a road trip I took in South Africa here. Most of my time in South Africa was spent in Port Elizabeth where I studied for one semester at UPE.

Arms of South Africa

Arms of South Africa

Map of South Africa This was my home for half a year, in Summerstrand near the University of Port Elizabeth. July 2002. On the road to J'Bay near P.E. There was a surf competition. Many countries were represented, and Hawai'i was listed seperately! July 2002. Playing pool in J'Bay. I played more pool in S.A. than before or since. On the left is Flo and right is Simone. July 2002. I like how this picture of P.E. from the freeway came out. July 2002. Playing tennis with Olli, Robin, and Michael. July 2002. The German's nice car. July 2002. Near the tennis court. July 2002. Fejje and Pascal. July 2002. Near where I lived in Summerstrand. July 2002. Playing football at UPE. July 2002. A nice little playground in the area. August 2002. My flatmates, Michael, Olli, Pascal, Nan and Me. August 2002. Brandy, Kasey and Kate singing. August 2002. Tanja and Sandra. August 2002. Oranges were very cheap so we got an orange juice machine. August 2002. After a night out with the boys. August 2002. A piece of a car that was art in our flat for a while. August 2002. Our very own Flat 44 brand orange juice! August 2002. Some of us were part of an afterschool program in one of the townships. August 2002. Me and Robin being very mature. August 2002. One of the townships outside P.E. August 2002. A beautiful sunset. August 2002. One of the power stations that provides P.E. with electricity. August 2002. Some of the boys stuck on a rock. August 2002. Olli isn´t really a Nazi. August 2002. Some very disturbing statues at someones house. August 2002. Another one of the disturbing statues. August 2002. My bedside table in P.E. August 2002. The view from the main building at U.P.E. August 2002. Nan, Tanja, Jeanine, and Njiiri. August 2002. The same people once again. I never got a picture of Jeanine when she had her eyes open. August 2002. Olli and Robin fencing. August 2002. Playing videogames. August 2002. At the afterschool program. September 2002. The view from a backpackers in Jo'berg, everything felt like a prison in this city. July 2002. Me, Brandy, Olli and Stefan all about to set off on a road trip around Eastern Cape and Natal provinces. September 2002. A nice rest stop in Eastern Cape. September 2002. Cintsa. Sept. 2002. Olli at Cintsa. Sept. 2002. Cintsa beach. September 2002. Me on the beach near sunset. September 2002. A quite large millipede. September 2002. A open road can be so nice. September 2002. You can find the license plate for this car here. This was our car for the road trip Hr. Flugzeug. September 2002. My favorite place in South Africa. It was so very beautiful. September 2002. Probably the nicest backpackers I stayed at in Africa. Away with the Faeries. Hogsback. Sept. 2002. Beautiful tree near Hogsback, Sept. 2002. Another picture from Hogsback. September 2002. One of the times I have been glad to not be a smoker. September 2002. Backpackers near the border with Lesotho. Sept. 2002. Near the border with Lesotho, Sept. 2002. We were hiking around and got a little off the trail. September 2002. Olli, Stefan and Brandy, the old man seemed nice enough, but he ended up being a pervert. September 2002. A very cute crab, the rest were scared of it which I found very funny! September 2002. Me at a backpackers in Hamburg, Sept. 2002. Hamburg, Sept. 2002. One of the nice beaches near P.E. September 2002. The main building of U.P.E. October 2002. Near the university. October 2002. A statue for animals in war. October 2002. The school where we helped with English. October 2002. Most of the kids we were working with. October 2002. Olli and P.E. October 2002. Another picture of this nice city. October 2002. Another picture of P.E. October 2002. Another picture of P.E. October 2002. The shopping center nearest the university. October 2002. A quite cute little car. November 2002. Building near the beach in Summerstrand, it might be a cell phone tower. November 2002. Mona and Kate. November 2002. A nice old building in downtown. November 2002. Very cute animals. These are right outside the place where I lived. November 2002. A drinking game. November 2002. Combis are the best way from the university to town. November 2002. The city bus for P.E. November 2002. This was my room. November 2002. The main building at U.P.E. November 2002. This one was taken by my friend Robin. This cafe was very nice. Good milkshakes. If you are in P.E. you should try Friends. 2002. Near the gold mines there are many of these mountains, extra dirt from looking for gold. October 2002. Another lovely road. November 2002. The oldest looking building I saw in South Africa. The original fortress in Cape Town. December 2002. Cape Town is a very nice city. December 2002. The regional rail for Cape Town. December 2002. Western Cape. December 2002. Steam train! Dec. 2002. Western Cape, Dec. 2002. A long distance train from P.E. to Jo'berg. December 2002. Jo'berg again, right before I left South Africa. December 2002. This one was taken by my friend Robin. This is where most of us did our shopping. 2002. Arms of South Africa, the old ones, much nicer in my opinion. Passport Stamps |back to travels |