Teens in South Africa are just like teens everywhere. They are so focused on their friends, so worried about what other teens will think of them. That focus tends to scare off a lot of adults. Because teens are so focused on other teens, they seem disconnected and uncaring about … Continue reading
Category Archives: Giving back
The Long-Promised Camp Post (Part I)
Camp. Camp was awesome, exhilarating, peaceful, fun, nerve-wracking, busy, cold, colder 🙂 In short, it was a full expression of the human spirit and cooperation between adults and teens, between American and African energies (with a little bit of Indian thrown in, thanks to Deepak Chopra). It was great. So on … Continue reading
Back in Cape Town
I know, I know, I owe you a post (actually I’m working on a couple) about camp. They’re coming. But I wanted to post tonight about being back in Cape Town. Or actually, about leaving Riviersonderend. Like so many things here, I am torn in two directions. I was ready … Continue reading
Getting ready for camp
Camp starts in just two days! We had our first meeting with the kids going to camp yesterday. Boring meeting, mostly we were just trying to make sure paperwork was turned in and in good order. Those of you who are YOU sponsors will be very familiar with this one. … Continue reading