The first thing to be mentioned in this section of my musings is the fantastic hospitality that has been shown to us by Kobus Mentz and his team at the university out here. Three times we have been taken out for dinner courtesy of the university, which despite being most generous has led to us being quite uncomfortable, especially when we went for a meal with students, who consequently paid for our meal.
We also encountered a breakfast dish which was intriguing, and Lead us to wonder what made our hostel owner think it up! Cheese on toast may be a classic dish, however when creamed sweet corn is placed on the toast instead of cheese it is in fact quite different, and not particularly pleasant! Another interesting breakfast choice was fish fingers- although on the whole the breakfasts have been pretty good!
Today's meeting with the dean of education was an interesting insight to South African education an allowed us to compare British education with the South African system. A quietly spoken man, with a huge presence, we were immediatly made to feel welcome, despite feeling slightly underdressed in a boardroom setting!
Last week also saw us experience the South African police department first hand, following an incident where the hotel cleaners took money from some of the members of the group. An investigation incurred with two officers arriving at the scene to question the girls, and the cleaners, followed by the arrival of two guntoting, toothpick sucking detectives. Pure drama! All was sorted efficiently and the girls were reimbursed- however, we hadn't anticipated a situation such as this occurring!
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