July 9
Hi all
I made it to another internet cafe, so here's another memo. I have been working this week on the maintenance of grounds at Sizanani village, which is semi-boring compared to what the other groups are doing - working with AIDS orphans, helping disabled children, caring for people in the hospital who have AIDS, and visiting the surrounding townships. It would be more fun is I was doing skilled carpentry or electric work, but we're mainly raking a lot of grass and leaves. Next week should be better, as I will switch to one of the other tasks.
I still like the people a lot, and I think they like me too, though that is somewhat unexplainable. I have been completely adopted into the community, which feels good. A few more guys arrived who had been swimming at the Olympic trials, it is good to have them here. One is 6' 6'', and nicknamed "Gangles." All the guy are wonderful - I think I said this before, but it is worth repeating.
Today, we visited the University of Pretoria's Mamelodi campus, and spied around. Our group is trying to set up a campus crusade group here, so we were just gathering information and talking to people. The school is on break right now, so the main work of this project will start next week when the students are back.
The epiphanies, rants, wonderings, and events in the life of a former student of Petra Academy, now at Caltech.
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- Richard Gianforte
- Bozeman, Montana, United States
- I am currently attending Caltech in Pasadena, though I will always be an alum of Petra Academy.
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Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
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Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
-John Donne "Meditation XVII" in Devotions upon Emergent Occasions