School as normal

It is already mid-term break here in South Africa and it is strange to know that the semester is over in two months. I have a quiet break with some library time and some not library time. I really like being in the library in the break because it is as hectic as during a normal week. I easily find a good place to sit without having people around on all sides.

On Monday and Tuesday we had a study trip that SPOSSA arranged. It was very interesting and it was nice to see what we actually can organize ourselves. We meet with some research institutions, tour at Western Province and National Parliament, meeting with an ANC Parliamentarian, visited a volunteer center and the Ministry of Home Affairs. Several of them had organized a lot before we came. The Ministry for Home Affairs had 6 of their people presenting for over two hours. The Parliament provided us with a lot of food, and the ANC Parliamentarian offered to give us a very interesting tour of the Parliament, including some secret passages built by the Apartheid, torture chambers in the basement from the British and a lot more than the standard visitor are not showed. It was two long, but interesting days.

On Tuesday night I got to watch Norway win against Portugal, thanks to SuperSport Maximo and the previous Portuguese colonies of Mozambique and Angola. It would be perfect if Norway qualify for the European Championship in Poland/Ukraine 2012.

The weather is really starting to be good again and most days are now quiet warm and the nights are not cold anymore. It will soon be problematic sleeping again, something that I am not to excited about.