We had an uneventful flight from Philly to Dallas/Fort Worth to Sioux Falls. Kind of a round-about-route, but also less expensive that a straight route.
I had a fascinating seat mate on the Philly-to-Dallas flight. He is from South Africa, here in the States to get an education. Smart and articulate, with a charming accent, he was eager to answer my questions about what is going on in his home country right now. Back in the end of the Victorian Era, @ 1901-02, the Boers (Dutch) and some English took control of South Africa. The indigenous peoples were removed from their tribal lands, and the white colonists created a new order. Now, those natives whose parents and grandparents were dispossessed are demanding the return of their land, with no remuneration being offered, and the whites must all leave. Power has been regained since the end of Apartheid. My seat mate had a lot to say about all of it, and he was reasonable and practical. His major concern is that as the whites leave, the economy, in his words, will tank. He says that his people will suffer, because they simply don’t know what to do with the land. He said that the President has been convicted of at least 750 counts of corruption, yet he was re-elected because he promised that the poor would be restored to their homelands, and that they would all become wealthy, like the whites had been. He said that the history of Africa has this story repeated in country after country, yet they never seem to learn from it.
He also told me that he can thank CNN for helping him see that he needed to stop being a Democrat and switch to being a Republican. He is studying economics, and he believes in free enterprise and capitalism. Made me laugh out loud 🙂
It was delightful, of course, to see Kyle and Alayna, who have both grown up SO much since we last saw them. Ivan was away on a band trip, and didn’t get home until late last night. He’s so tall! And his voice has deepened to what I’m sure is a very nice bass singing voice. He and Kyle still look very much alike.
After supper last night, Sheila, Kyle, Alayna and I went for a short walk. Here are a couple of pictures:
Well, the pics are going to have to wait. I can’t figure out how to copy/paste them with from my email to here. I’m sure it’s simple, and I’m usually pretty good with this stuff, but not this time.
Anyway, we’ve had a relaxing, enjoyable couple of days. Kyle graduates on Sunday. The kids have school through Friday, although half days only on Thursday and Friday.
You may or may not hear from me again until we get back home and things are back to my normal routine.
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God orchestrates all things, even who we sit next to on an airplane. :). Awesome story!
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