Day 9

Made it back to Orlando, then Tallahassee late in night...well, it was more like Tuesday.

Day 8

I went to a mega church for service. My first time ever going to one may I add. It is called Rhema Bible Church. Great service. They sounded....like us but it was a mixed congregation and choir. After church, I went to the African Market in Joburg, then got on my plane to Germany.

Day 7

Drove to Soweto today. This was a somber day for me. I had so many emotions going thru my body. The city is not in as much poverty as it used to be, but boy I tell ya it makes you VERY grateful for what you have. We first dropped off clothes and other supplies to Children’s Orphanage. That was so heart wrenching. The kid's age ranged from 10 months to 10 years old. I stayed there about an hour or two, then had to go. Such angels...all of them. Then went to the Aparthied Museum, The June 1976 uprising museum to see how/why 600 African school children were killed..ugh I get so angry. I also went by Nelson Mandela's two homes, Winnie's current home, Desmond Tutu current home and to Freedom Square. We ended the day going thru the city of Soweto and eating at a woman's house she turned into a restaurant. Good food. Yall know I likes to eat!lol.

Day 6

Brought in the new year w/ church service. Yall know I needed some deliverance. Great church service. Got up later that day and flew to Joburg (Johannesburg). A four hour flight. Got to the 5 star hotel, rested, then when to listen to another speaker on modern day South Africa...post Aparthied Era.

Day 5

We went to Cape Peninsula, visited the African Peguins, Simon's Town, Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point Nature Reserve. Yall, I got one story for this day. There signs EVERYWHERE that say, dont feed the baboons, keep car doors locked and windows up b/c baboons know how to open the doors and how to climb in. Of course some folk do not listen and left their car windows down w/ food in there. A family of baboons came down that good mountain and jumped in the car eating everything in sight. So, the man who owns the car tries to get them out by picking up a big stick and beating on the car. The daddy baboon shows his fangs at the man and he falls back. He then manages to get in the car and get the cooler to give to his wife. The woman starts running w/ the cooler. Why did that daddy baboon take off after her, jumped on her back and knocked that cooler out of her hand!!lol. Then he opens the cooler, takes a coke out and puts it under his arm and looks at her like "and what!". I thought I was going to die laughing at them. They will learn next time wont they! rofl. Cape of Good Hope is where they say the Indian and Atlantic Ocean meet. Good stuff.

Day 4

Today, me and grandma took a ferry over to Robben Island. This is the prison where Nelson Mandela and other political activist were held during the Aparthied. By the time I got the his cell, I was in tears. Yall know I am tissue paper.lol. We also got a private tour by an ex political prisoner while there. Amazing story he gave.

Day 3

Today I had to the opportunity to go on top of Table Mountain in Cape Town. The view was to die for..literally.lol. The African coast is so beautiful and peaceful. We also went to the old City Hall where Nelson Mandela gave his first speech as president. We ate at a Dutch restaurant called "Five Flies"...you know I was walking up in there like...blink, blink...lol. But the food was really good. That evening I went to hear a speaker who was an ex political activist that was exiled for 14 years during the Apartied Era. Mind blowing the type of stuff he said went on. I'll get back to the Apartied later. That was whole nother experience I went thru while in South Africa.

Day 2

Left Germany and flew to Cape Town (another 10 hour flight). Checked in to the hotel (5 star) and rest my nerves.

Day 1

I just want to say, I think EVERYBODY needs to take a trip to the motherland at least once in their lifetime. South Africa was amazing, beautiful, thought provoking, educational and so many other words I can use to describe.

It took a total of 20 hours and three time zones to get there. And let me tell you, airport security is NO JOKE! We had to be at all the airports at least 4 or 5 hours early just to get thru all that stuff. They REALLY search you! But I didnt complain, better safe than sorry.

Left from Orlando to Germany (10 hour flight) and spent the day there. It was snowing...cold. Frankfurt reminded me a lot of New York believe it or not. I met a guy on the train (I know, what am I doing roaming the streets of Germany). His name was Jens, but I kept calling him "Yentz"...lol. He showed me around and took me to a traditional German restaurant. I ate some kind of pork w/ saurkraut. It wasnt too bad. What I thought was cool, was you sit wherever there is a space to sit. There is not one or two people sitting at one table. It be 4 or 5 different folk who are complete strangers sitting by you at the same table. It's kinda like the "get in where you fit in" scenario.