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January 04, 2007
Back.
7:15 PM Cleveland time, 2:15 am Cape Town time. ¾ January 07.
I can’t believe I’m back in Cape Town. Relatively uneventful flights, lots of movie watching. Met some nice people on the plane. Blocked in when I had to go to the bathroom for hours by sleeping row mates.
I got back to Cape Town in one piece…. And it’s just as amazing and great as I remembered it.
Went out tonight when I got in for a bit (about 2 hours) and ended up meeting a guy named Jean Luke, who was waiting for a friend (I met the friend eventually, too), and I think I have made two new friends. Great conversation, political, social, silly, serious… all of the above. Jean Luke is an Afrikaaner --- an exceptional one, which is nice – I realize I have had perhaps an unnecessary prejudice against most Afrikaaners. Interesting history (walked, literally, about 1/3 of the African continent for a little over two years, completely loving and supportive of his lesbian mother in a country where lgbtq issues aren’t exactly always accepted), and great friendly personality. Think I’ll meet up with him later.
I love this city. So good to be back. I think I belong here.
Posted by jcg24 at January 4, 2007 02:15 AM
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