A visit to the Sangoma...

Last Thursday I got a true taste of the diversity of South Africa.  In the morning I visited asangoma and in the afternoon the Freshford Historic House Museum.  Going from traditional African healer to an Edwardian style British house was quite the experience from the sights to the smells.

This post is about my visit to the sangoma. It was a completely out of the ordinary experience for me and something most visitors to South Africa will never get to see.

I have been in South Africa for three days.  We haven't really done much, but organize ourselves to be here for six weeks, doing things like shopping for towels and purchasing cell phones.  But all of these little things have been experiences to remember nonetheless.

Social Events

Wednesday:

We went to see traditional Afrikaners folk dancing called volkspele.

I recently came across an example of something the Obama administration is doing to improve the image of America abroad.  Titled, "An American Perspective/A Perspective on America," the state department is creating Information Resource Centers in local libraries throughout the country.  On the afternoon that I visited the library in Bloemfontein, the American corner was full of people.