intro

so i thought i'd go ahead and start writing something. for now all i have to say is that im looking forward to this semester in cape town and figuring out how things here work and all the little complexities of the place and its history. i'm also excited about the people i live with cuz according to my definitions we all have that inbetweeny thing going on.
i also want to point out that my having grown up with divorced parents is also an important inbetweeny thing, and that to some extent most people have some kind of experience of feeling between two things/places/people/cultures/countries/perspectives but the important thing is whether we realize it and how it affects the way we do things.
and the other thing i want to add to sanji's defiition is the importance of being critical of everything all the time. i dont know if its the best thing to make an unconditional statement like that, but yeah, i think a critical engagement with everything/everyone we encounter is pretty much vital.
the last thing, and im not sure how to phrase this, is love. and being open to loving people, and loving places, and appreciating things for what they are without being blind their flaws. how vague is that? but hopefully you know what i mean.
ok, the last thing is that i think everyone should read salman rushdie's books because as far as i can tell he does an amazing job of capturing the cultural/linguistic/national mixing that exists EVERYWHERE and writing about it beautifully.
oh yeah! and the other thing im loving about south africa is how theres afrikaans/dutch stuff everywhere and how everyone here speaks at least 3 languages and some people speak like 5-7 fluently. languages and how they mix with people is super cool.
ok, done now!
:)