Around the World WebSite..2003
Jean-Paul started in January 2003 his around the world travel adventure- this website keeps you updated with his travel adventure as he travels through Africa, the Middle East, Asia, China and finally Japan!!!
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My trail has been so far- 2003 -> South Africa -> Namibia -> Botswana -> Zimbabwe -> Zambia -> South Africa -> Tanzania -> Kenya -> Egypt -> Jordan -> Syria -> Turkey -> Berlin (Germany) -> Turkey -> Greece -> Turkey -> Palestine & Israel -> United Arab Emirates -> India |
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Today in a tour group I visited the townships around Cape Town, which is where the economically disadvantaged 'coloured and blacks' live. Surprisingly, there are 4 levels of housing here-
* brick houses with full amentities
* brick hostels where families rent only ONE bed in a room for 1 euro per month
* tin/wooden shacks with electricity connected and/or running water
* tin/wooden shacks
Almost feeling embarrassed walking around the dust bitten living areas that is the 'housing region' of these people, we stopped at a funded project where women were employed to weave crafts using scarp textile materials. Being sunday today, in this compound a church service was being held. As the rest of the group remained inside to view the crafts, I stood outside to listen to the gospel singers.....and I was struck with tears in my eyes to find such beauty and life in these peoples voice amidst the dirt and poverty, it was truly beautiful.
Today was indeed a 'sobering experience.'
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