Rosie's Angels

Hello Everyone! It's Becky and I am finally blogging! Susannah and I are in Cape Town for the day as our plans were cancelled at last minute. We have been spending a bit more time in Heinz Park this week with Auntie Rosie and I wanted to share some of my photos with you. I am really enjoying documenting with my photo and now that Susannah has lost her camera, I am the sole provider.... so enjoy please.

To all my people out there who have been reading and wondering where I was, hello and I miss you all!
I have been really fascinated by the shoes (or lack of) while in the townships. When I took this picture, it was m,y first time in the presence of Hienz Park children in which they all had shoes. This was taken in the brand new Hienz Park Primary School where I am sure the learners (students) are required to where shoes. I couldn't help but wonder where they had found shoes; siblings, cousins, trash piles. My own toes cringed at the sight of so many feet squished into the wrong size.You can find these "surgery" spots every few blocks. Don't worry Dad, they do not actually do surgery here. I finally inquired this week, they are only for seeing a doctor or dentist.
We helped (well I was taking photos) hand out soup and bread to the families of a squatter camp on the outskirt of Heinz Park. A new rain storm was on its way in as we hastily handed out everything in our car from blankets, to bags of clothes, to this soup.
These guys were in the process of building a new shack for the man on the left. That is his wheelchair. You can see how cramped these shacks are, about the size of a half bath. On a lighter note, they were very excited to have their picture taken, as almost everyone is where we have been working. After showing them the photo on my digital camera, they often tell me to, "Put that one in the newspapers!"


This is a "combie". These vans can be seen everywhere you go, each one personalized as we see above. These are the form of public transportation in Cape Flats, called taxis. Drivers allow as many people in as can physically fit, actually seeting is of no importance, and they go just about anywhere. We will be giving these a try tomorrow (agian Dad, don't worry).


I am going to leave you with this photo as it sums up a lot of what we have been seeing in the townships and squatter camps. While you may be having a hard time putting all that we talk about into reality, just imagine what a 3 day rainstorm will mean for this little girl and her blistered feet.


I am learning so much here.