I don’t often take part in chain blog posts, but this one I quite enjoyed and Rafiq tagged me so what else could I do?
To set it straight to start with, I blog about South Africa. South Africa is in Africa and Africa is a moving, culturally rich and incredibly curious continent. So to begin, that is probably why I like to live in Africa and blog about a country within Africa.
I could wax lyrical all day about South Africa as you mostly know, I’ve done it for just under two years on this blog. Two years, wow. Anyways moving swiftly onwards to the points:
- This is my home so I embrace it
- SA is entrenched in my being and has defined me as a human being and doing
- I choose to stay here in spite of being able to leave so while I am here, let me make a difference
- Africa breathes potential
- Africa exudes excellence
- Africa promotes triumph
- If you can make it in Africa you can make it anywhere in the world
- South Africa is only beginning its journey to recovering and greatness, I want to be there through it all
This is why I blog about Africa and South Africa. I am nothing without South Africa. It has defined me, built me, created me and inspired me. I need South Africa more than it needs me.
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December 14th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
I feel the same way. Even though I am living far away right now, my homesickness seems to define me. I cling to South Africa as part of who I am because I feel that it made me who I am.
Obviously I have the choice to move on, but I don’t want to!
December 18th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
wow, just wow. very moving to me, maybe because i am an African who visited SA and loved it!
January 9th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Its so important to define South Africa in the context of Africa, just as it is to define Africa in the context of the world. I recently posted an entry on our blog about how the negative rep SA get really grates me and how i hope it doesnt deter potential 2010 visitors (this was after a visit overseas where one too many people i spoke to were’nt even considering coming down for the tourney for fear of being a victim of crime).
Sites (and voices) like yours are so crucial. Mobilising Africans everywhere to be proud of their continent and respective countries wont happen with Gvt PR…it has to be ‘on the ground’ energy.
Push on!!
January 9th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Thanks M’hayise, Appreciate the comment.
March 9th, 2009 at 12:16 am
Amazing site! love the easy layout