Thembalethu, Halifax, Rome....A year to remember....

I was born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia but now due to my charitable work and recent marriage I also think of South Africa as home. In July 2010 I left Thembalethu, South Africa, returned home to Canada and then to Rome. I am here to study a Masters in Human Development and Food Security, a program that works to end chronic hunger. Life in Rome is certainly a big change from the world I knew in South Africa surrounded by shacks and Xhosa culture. This will be a year to remember.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

So here goes!

Ok, so here I am, 26 days into my Italian journey and only now am I beginning to blog about it. You can say that my entrance into Italy was as graceful as a teenage cow being birthed from the belly of a goat. I laughed, I cried, I almost got back onto the plane that brought me here, but 26 days after I have arrived I am finally sitting here in my own apartment and feeling as though I have some form of normality in my life.

I will begin not quite at the beginning, but I promise to fill you in as time permits! So here goes, I am about to embrace a year of Italy, pull up my socks and dive in.

Lots of love,

Catherine

1 comment:

AnonymousOctober 26, 2010 at 7:48 AM
Catherine,
loved hearing of your adventure, quite inspiring. The world is a wonderful place with an open & loving heart.
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