Tracy called tonight to say hi. Catherine was very willing to talk as you can see from the photo. I learned all about her day by listening to half of this conversation.
Mark was otherwise occupied with the first Harry Potter book. After dinner, he didn't want to wait around for anything else. He said "I've got to go. I have a book to read!" He will be doing his upcoming book report on Harry Potter, so he is keen to finish it.
Tracy was in Soweto and met with some people catering to the needs of refugees of the xenophobic violence that hit South Africa last year.
I had two really good meetings today: one with the person who is heading up administrative sustainability activities at Stellenbosch and the other with the Sustainability Think Tank.
It is really cold and rainy here. It feels a bit like Seattle probably does in winter. Rain every day, cloudy every day, cool at night and slightly warmer during the day. Dark until 07h30 in the morning and dark at 18h00 in the evening.
However, and this is a very big however, there is no central heating in South Africa. So, we walk around wearing coats or triple layers all the time. And there is no place to get warm, except your car if you're driving a long distance.
--Matt