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Published: January 9th 2010
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note: Cyril has given me a check for 100 million Zimbabwean dollars... which is worth nothing...really..thanks to Mugabe...but it is awesome that he held onto these old checks
from before they fled Zimbabwe in 1982. check the photo!
these thoughts are a little old, as I have not had internet access much lately.
time has passed quickly..yet sometimes and in some ways it seems like it has been forever... although i have not been able to share as much with everyone as i would like lately, i must say... not too much has happened. christmas and new year have passed and although i had an enjoyable time, i was not able to spend these moments with special people that i love dearly and of course as anyone would know, there is nothing nice about that.
but here it is, the 4th of January 2010. according to the news and the adverts- this is South Africas' year. and i do not doubt it. the world cup will bring so much to this country and if things go smoothly, at least for the most part...then it could continue giving even after the actual event has concluded... the new police minister, although
not perfect, is trying to send a hard message to criminals and is actual making progress. corrupt officials are being called out more than before and the opposition parties are hanging on to support and gaining new support.
i have been writing quite a bit, some poetry, some stories of various moments in my life that have really stuck with me...friends and adventures, travels and all the experiences i have had...strange neighbors, crummy jobs, good friends, strange hotel rooms and stinky vans running on empty... i really must say, i am quite happy with all i have been writing. i have this big idea that is consuming quite a large amount of my thinking/thought lately and it excites me. it always feels good to have ideas and plans...
i will be leaving to head to Rustenburg soon.. i admit, i am sad to be leaving this area. i am comfortable here, having spent time here a few years back. i have great friends here and i truly love the area... the small town, the farms, the water and the calm. but i am excited for something new, to see a part of South Africa I have barely touched...the North West,
the frontier as they say... far from the strongholds of Zulu war stories and tradition...away from the hustle and bustle of big cities. I will be nestled in the Magaliesburg mountains, close to a few game parks and near the border of Botswana. i will soon be joined by this wonderful girl that is risking it all to share my adventures. if you can call it that, it sounds silly- it is just living without restricting oneself to borders and preconceived notions that you mustnt stray too far from one spot because you have to just bow down and worship the desk job that you hate and get the car and the house and the bills and the debt and have a drink every night to help you sleep wiithout thinking about how unhappy you are...but yet normal...according to most. or maybe i am just crazy... no...dont think so... i hate punctuation and apostrophes and i do not like wearing socks.
i will always hold tightly onto these days..these times and memories. i must say i have lived a great life and i am still very young in my days. i have many stories that ring into my memory and
i reflect on these quite regularly with great joy and appreciation for the fact that it has all been possible. i have many years ahead and i look forward to whatever comes my way...the travels through the north and east and west of the United States showed me quite a lot and i am so fond of these dusty memories- and often times new memories show themselves and i add something new to my thoughts often glowing in my ever running mind.. the times i have spent in South Africa, all over this gorgeous heaven on earth- the tales i have written based on my adventures in the cities and the veld...the animals, both human and non- never to let go of these magnificent silver days and yes i am still golden! with joy, really, and pride..true pride!!
take care...
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suellen wrinkle
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Joshua, I think you have a gift, you really write well. You make things so interesting. Beautiful gorgeous pictures! I miss you sweetheart, soo very much my wonderful son...God did bless me, didn't he? You were so worth the wait!! I love you, Mom