Saturday, January 28, 2006

15/365 Njongo

I can’t pronounce the initial click in Njongo. I try. He laughs. Walking us through Langa (a township of determined shanties on battered roads littered with lack), he points out progress since Apartheid. If he can laugh, I can vow to never whine again.

3 Comments:

Blogger Jona said...

Each day I am amazed how much can be expressed in such few words!

12:18 PM  
Blogger ntexas99 said...

sometimes what we write about someone is a touchstone honoring the memory imprint they left when their paths crossed ours

it sort of brings everything back into focus ... really loved this one

12:58 PM  
Blogger GreenishLady said...

You manage to not only capture a person, but the place here too. Wonderful.

3:35 PM  

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