This is a the first posting using the blogging system we may use during 2009. We're headed to South Africa for Matt's sabbatical at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology and the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies at Stellenbosch University. Tracy will be doing research. Mark will be at Rhenish Primary School. Catherine will be ... well, she's only two. We'll use this blog should to share our experiences and photos with friends and family back in the United States. Of course, friends and family can email us at any time!
The "ZA" in the title of this blog comes from the two-letter ISO country code for South Africa (ZA). The two-letter code "SA" belongs to Saudi Arabia. "ZA" comes from the Dutch name for South Africa "Zuid Afrika."
I may change the header from time to time. For information about the present and past header graphics, see the album I'm compiling. The first header graphic is a photo I took at Llandudno Beach near Cape Town.
For the technically-minded, we're using Sandvox on Matt's laptop to create this blog.
Also for the technically-minded, you can click on the Subscribe to RSS feed link on the title page to subscribe to this blog in an RSS reader.
Lots more to come!
--Matt