I really loved this guys Blog, it took me straight back home to Cape Town. He reminded me of some the great South Africanisms and tries to explain to the non-South African's what our strange 'sayings' are all about. A guide to South African slang, if you will. After reading some of his posts I thought he was really interesting and his photographs are beautiful and many of them are so thought provoking.... I just knew this had to be our feature Blog this week.
He was born in Pretoria in the summer of '69.... I can just imagine the Bryan Adams song being his anthem when it came out! (only because if it was me, I would be everyone's worst nightmare when it was karaoke time - I would have been all over that!). He has done something called Experiential Education - thanks to Wikipedia I now know that it means: A philosophy of education that describes the process that occurs between a teacher and student that infuses direct experience with the learning environment and content. (If he is reading this then I hope that is right? You never know with Wiki nowadays...). He has worked with young offenders, run his own company and served in churches around the world. Not only that but he was the sub-editor at a daily newspaper and taught at a private school in Antananarivo, Madagascar! He ends his Bio by saying: "This blog was started after I moved from Madagascar, during which time I wrote “Madder in Mada“. I will try to have interesting photographs, funny stories, and more about this “sad state of affairs” in which I find myself (back in South Africa)…"
Now, it must have crossed your mind by now - who is HE? After a quick skim over his Bio and maybe one or 2 other places, I know his name is Robin... (You don't need to email me and tell me his name, if you find or know it), I kind of like the mystery... I just think of him as this great South African "Oke" with this really interesting Blog.
A MUST READ!
