Hi everyone, I can't believe the girls will be home so soon!! It's been a week since we heard from Morgan and I'm ready for another update.
It was so nice to get Marsha's card the other day. What a thoughtful way to help us all feel a little closer to our girls. Best wishes to you all as we continue to support the girls upon their return. I know the experiences they have had, and the realtionships they have built will shape
the context of their lives
Enjoy the Home coming
Kathy Wilson.
1, 2, 3 . . . . JUMP!
Namibian Salt Pan
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Durban
Hello All,
I got a call from Mariel tonight and she says they are in Durban and just picked up Jennifer and are having a great time with her.
Take care,
Kim
I got a call from Mariel tonight and she says they are in Durban and just picked up Jennifer and are having a great time with her.
Take care,
Kim
Monday, November 9, 2009
Tsikama Trail and the Whales
Hello All,
I had a nice visit with Mariel tonight. She says they are camping for a few days by the ocean at Jeffries Bay and just returned from a hike on the Tsikama Trail. They hiked four miles the first day and stayed in a cabin. There were showers at the cabins and they had to put their food inside as there were baboons. They then got up early and hiked 9 miles the second day to another cabin. The third day they hiked 9 miles again and then 4 miles on the last day. She says it was beautiful and looked a lot like Montana without the trees. The first night they stayed near the edge of a beautiful gorge with a waterfall. She says the day they started out on the hike there was a whale that breeched right next to the campground to send them on their way. A couple of the girls got a little ill from some water and were taken to the doctor but they have medicine and will be okay now. She says she is drinking the water from the truck and filtering to keep from getting the grumbles. She says when hiking they are doing their school work at night. I personally don't know how they do it all and keep going. Amazing girls! Take care! Kim
I had a nice visit with Mariel tonight. She says they are camping for a few days by the ocean at Jeffries Bay and just returned from a hike on the Tsikama Trail. They hiked four miles the first day and stayed in a cabin. There were showers at the cabins and they had to put their food inside as there were baboons. They then got up early and hiked 9 miles the second day to another cabin. The third day they hiked 9 miles again and then 4 miles on the last day. She says it was beautiful and looked a lot like Montana without the trees. The first night they stayed near the edge of a beautiful gorge with a waterfall. She says the day they started out on the hike there was a whale that breeched right next to the campground to send them on their way. A couple of the girls got a little ill from some water and were taken to the doctor but they have medicine and will be okay now. She says she is drinking the water from the truck and filtering to keep from getting the grumbles. She says when hiking they are doing their school work at night. I personally don't know how they do it all and keep going. Amazing girls! Take care! Kim
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
More Global Studies detail
We’ve been able to talk with Sarah a lot while she was in Cape Town. Two of the things that struck her the most were the healing memories speaker (she videotaped his speech to the group) which Whitney also talks about in her update. Below is the website and an overview. Sarah said it was one of the most powerful speakers she had ever heard.
http://www.healingofmemories.co.za/introduction/ihom_history.htm
Through his own experience of living in exile, losing both hands in a parcel bomb explosion, and listening to the stories of the survivors whom he counseled at the Trauma Centre, Fr. Lapsley realized the importance of giving people a space in which their experiences could be told and acknowledged. He became a driving force in developing Healing of Memories workshops as an alternative form of providing support for victims and survivors of apartheid violence.
The other thing she talked about was learning about Amy Biehl. See the link and summary:
http://www.amybiehl.co.za/about-amy On August 25th, 1993, Amy Biehl’s life was tragically cut short in an act of political mob violence in the Guguletu Township outside of Cape Town. Four young men were convicted and sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for her murder. When the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established, the young men applied for amnesty. Determined to honor Amy’s love of South Africa and her belief in the truth and reconciliation process, Amy’s parents participated in the Commission’s hearings and supported amnesty for the youths; the four were granted amnesty and released from prison in 1998. two of these men now work for the foundation and spread Amy’s message of social justice.
What strikes me is how much healing and forgivessness is going on over there that the girls are being exposed to and what a valuable lesson that is for them.
A science tidbit for the really nerdy that I learned today while listening to a TED talk (http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/juan_enriquez_on_genomics_and_our_future.html
White Europeans suffered the most from the Black Plague. Those that survived, their next generation had a gene mutation that someone made the race more resistant to this kind of disease. In Africa, there was no black plague and they never got the mutation. This is one of the reason that AIDS is spreading so fast across Africa and not as fast in Europe since they never had that gene mutation. Whoa. My head hurts. I need to get a glass of wine after that.
http://www.healingofmemories.co.za/introduction/ihom_history.htm
Through his own experience of living in exile, losing both hands in a parcel bomb explosion, and listening to the stories of the survivors whom he counseled at the Trauma Centre, Fr. Lapsley realized the importance of giving people a space in which their experiences could be told and acknowledged. He became a driving force in developing Healing of Memories workshops as an alternative form of providing support for victims and survivors of apartheid violence.
The other thing she talked about was learning about Amy Biehl. See the link and summary:
http://www.amybiehl.co.za/about-amy On August 25th, 1993, Amy Biehl’s life was tragically cut short in an act of political mob violence in the Guguletu Township outside of Cape Town. Four young men were convicted and sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for her murder. When the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established, the young men applied for amnesty. Determined to honor Amy’s love of South Africa and her belief in the truth and reconciliation process, Amy’s parents participated in the Commission’s hearings and supported amnesty for the youths; the four were granted amnesty and released from prison in 1998. two of these men now work for the foundation and spread Amy’s message of social justice.
What strikes me is how much healing and forgivessness is going on over there that the girls are being exposed to and what a valuable lesson that is for them.
A science tidbit for the really nerdy that I learned today while listening to a TED talk (http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/juan_enriquez_on_genomics_and_our_future.html
White Europeans suffered the most from the Black Plague. Those that survived, their next generation had a gene mutation that someone made the race more resistant to this kind of disease. In Africa, there was no black plague and they never got the mutation. This is one of the reason that AIDS is spreading so fast across Africa and not as fast in Europe since they never had that gene mutation. Whoa. My head hurts. I need to get a glass of wine after that.
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