Hello all,
First, I owe an apology to my audience for the complete lack of posts for the past week. Here is an overview of what I've been up to, and then you may see why I've not found the time to complete even one post:
Last Saturday - visit the Dlinza forest all afternoon.
Last Sunday - visit Jabu's church all morning (a four-hour service).
Monday afternoon - we get news that the strike has been suspended.
Tuesday - our first day back at school, although only the Learning Leaders are there.
Wednesday - about a quarter of the learners are back at school. Madly try and confirm permission to go ahead with the Friday 'showcase'.
Thursday - continued hectic planning for showcase.
Thursday night/Friday morning - stay up all night working. I know this was extremely foolish and in the end unproductive, but I don't regret it. I wanted the showcase to be perfect.
Friday - last day with the Learning Leaders! Showcase is a success despite lack of sleep.
Saturday - spend all day at the royal Zulu reed dance ceremony.
Today - pack everything and drive to Durban, where I am now back where I started, chilling with Logan, Rajes and Mahesh Govender.
I have been persuaded by the Govenders to extend my stay with them by an extra day, and rearrange my flight to Johannesburg to Tuesday. Although this cuts my time at the Melodi Music project to only three proper days, I think I actually do need the time to rest and recuperate, as well as plan my follow-up on the Learning Leaders course.
Sorry this post is not quite as carefully crafted as the others, but I thought it was more important to let you know that I haven't fallen off the surface of the earth.
Hooray you're back on the radar!! Take care Sally xxxx
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