Food: We are treated as management at the hospital, which means that our meals are provided for by the kitchen staff. For the most part, this is great. We definitely save some money by not having to cook every meal ourselves. Plus, it’s nice not having to cook all the time. The food is usually fairly traditional South African food – rice, beans, mealie pap and MEAT. This country definitely loves its meat. If we eat any more chicken, we’re afraid we might start crowing.
Names: Many volunteers are given new names in the local language of their sites. Yesterday, we received our Zulu names. Matt is now Sbusiso (Sbu), which means blessing. Sara’s name is not quite so traditional. She was renamed Zahara, which is an extremely popular South African singer. News of our new names is spreading quickly, and we have heard lots of “Sanibona, Zahara!” and Sanibona, Sbu!” in the last 24 hours. (Sanibona means hello.)
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