This is Tuesday, August 1st and we were treated to a visit to a middle school in Soweto.  We were greeted by a very accommodating, gracious staff that made us feel very special and very welcome.  We observed two teachers from their school teaching a lesson on mathmetics and language.  These lessons were very well received by the approximately 45-55 students in their class.  The teachers taught as well as interracted with the students in a most effective manner.  I was very impressed by the teachers and by the students. The students were not only well behaved, but were informed on their subject.  After our observations we were allowed to address multiple classes on topics that involved our communities and classrooms at home.  The children were charming!  I totally enjoyed the interaction
between myself and the children.  They asked very insiteful questions.  I learned as much from them as they learned from me.

On July 30th we went to the Rosebank Rooftop Market which is held every Sunday. It was an absolutely perfect day and the smells of the food booths wafted through the air.It was lots of fun to see the ethnic products that the sellers had on display. We haggled over prices and came away with some very interesting treasures. There were tapestries, stitcheries, wooden carvings, weavings, pots, animals...well, you get the picture!; Some of us bought a few things and then some of us saw many excellent bargains. This venture into the culture of Johannesburg was our first walk-about after arriving on the airplane and I must say I thought it was an indication of things to come.