January 23rd - Last Class Session With Diana

This Friday we had our last class session with Diana. She is going back to teach at Macalester, and Peter will be in charge of our classes for the next two and a half weeks. Today we had to read aloud a non-fictional narrative we wrote based on a conversation we had that tells a tale about South Africa. Everyone was a bit anxious about going out of their comfort zones to talk to people here, but more so about having to read it aloud in class. However, the class readings did turn out nicely.

My story was based around a conversation I had with a South African couple who were living in the Tankwa Karoo; they had their own meaning of adventure and of living out in a remote place. I was appalled to learn from them that there are test wells for fracking in the area.

One of the students brought a projector screen, and we all enjoyed watching a movie together tonight. We are going to try to make it a weekly tradition. Other than that, I don't see myself watching any other TV. You can't stream movies or shows here because it takes up too much bandwidth.