We had an amazing trip planned for Saturday. We took a tour of Windhoek the capital of Namibia. We started by hitting the usual landmarks in any city. After that we went into the single quarters and it was rough. The people were drinking already at ten in the morning. We could smell weed and some of the people started to get nervous. It was quite a scene as we walked through the middle of the street in a pretty rough area. The people all came out to stare and see what all the white folks were doing in there. Some of the Namibian students came along and it was interesting to see that most of them hadn't been in there before.
After that we crossed the street into the market. They have a large area designated for meats and cooking. The meat was really good, they eat the fat with it. We tasted some of the local drinks... interesting... and then we headed for the informal settlements.
At the Informal settlements I saw something very new. Most of the houses were just four tin walls and a tin roof. They went on for miles. They tell me there are more people in those place3s than in the city. When we stopped to look over the homes the children started running from all around. Within one minute there were 20+ kids wanting to see us.
We stopped at a little shak and the kids again surrounded us. They sang to us and begged for candy. They loved the spotlight and wanted to have their pictures taken, posing like little stars. I had so much fun meeting them... I would lean in and shake their hands and ask them questions... I don't think they've ever had people stop like that. Some of the people were meeting with white people for the first time in their lives.
Sunday - We went to church at the local branch here. It was a neat experience and the church is growing here. They confirmed two people to be members of the church and they have a lot of activity going on in the branch.
Our shipment from DHL finally arrived... It took like 20 days.
Monday - We set the lab up and showed the students the new computers. They were pretty impressed witht the machines we brought ove3r. I think it was the first time they actuallly put their hands on a machine like that. They only get theory classes here at the Polytech and it's too bad.
Tuesday - We had a slow imaging start... We did have fun going around town to look for pieces that will be a part of the logo.
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