Posted Edmond Ngeh 1-11-2012 LockDown and Bru Time to EDHD 3100 - South Africa: Tracing the Footsteps of Social Change 2011/12
As I was writing my last blog, Matt just called Scott to see whats up. We found out that Scott is locked in his room and can not get out. One of our family members has the key and I think they will be away for a while. I joked that "Scott is under house arrest". We all laughed with Scott because it was a very funny for us. Its part of our larger bonding experiences here in Cape Town. Its part of our Ubuntu!...
Posted Edmond Ngeh 1-11-2012 Interaction with the Locals to EDHD 3100 - South Africa: Tracing the Footsteps of Social Change 2011/12
I have really enjoyed my experiences volunteering at African Tikkun within the townships. The gardening work we did was great though the some sharp plants poked my finger while we were trying to clear it for farming and vegetation. The poke in my finger felt like needles were stuck in my finger or something. It was not a very pleasant feeling until once it was removed. I was also very surprised to see little sharp glasses within the soil. I think that will be something that i will need to research about. There must be a reason why little sharp...
Posted Edmond Ngeh 1-11-2012 The Atlantic from Table Mountain to EDHD 3100 - South Africa: Tracing the Footsteps of Social Change 2011/12
I enjoyed going to Table Mountain yesterday. i enjoyed riding the cable carts up to the very top of the mountain. It was scary at times moving up, not because i was afraid of falling off but because i did not want to lose my things. I did not like how packed it was inside the cable cart because i could easily lose somethings. if i was not careful, i would lose my U.S. cell phone that i was using for taking photos and videos of the journey. i definitely did not want to lose my cell phone because it...
Posted Life In Itself to EDHD 3100 - South Africa: Tracing the Footsteps of Social Change 2011/12
At the EducoAfrica retreat, the question of what is the meaning of life came to me and the other students. i have always looked for answers about life's most difficult questions. Sometimes I am compounded with a lot questions that just can not be answered. it is a very difficult lesson for me to learn and understanding because deep in my human soul, i feel the need to answer them. As a philosopher, I ask questions. As a scientist, I look for logically realistic answers to many of philosophical difficult questions. From the retreat, i have come to understand what...
Posted Bantu Migration to EDHD 3100 - South Africa: Tracing the Footsteps of Social Change 2011/12
I forgot to add that seeing that the Bantu languages came from this area, it is a reason for me to be very excited to go. While, I was in Cameroon, I learned how to speak one of hundreds languages from there. The other language that I can speak is a Semi-Bantu language. Those who migrated from South Africa brought the Bantu language to Cameroon. Also, in school, i learned that the tectonic plates that moved the different continents to be where they are today can be traced back in the mountain regions of South Africa. I know that we...
Posted Experiencing Life from a different angle to EDHD 3100 - South Africa: Tracing the Footsteps of Social Change 2011/12
There are many reasons for why I am going to South Africa. One of them is that I have always known about South Africa 's struggles and achievements since I was very little. Yes, I have watched Shaka Zulu and Sarafina when I was about eight years old. I learned a lot about the great African kingdoms such as the Zulus and how South Africa was settled and colonized in the late 19th century. At the same time, i learned about the Aparheid system and the racial division that accord from 1948 to 1990. In Sarafina, the college students were...
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