Cast of Characters #2: the ExPat Crew
All of you who know me well could tell I was quite anxious about being totally alone in Durbs - this social butterfly needs people.Well, have no fear. The social life continues half a world away!
Luckily, through friends and work and a chance encounter in a combi taxi, we are amassing quite the little crew of ex-pats. (Which, in turn, tends to attract plenty of locals curious about this motley crew showing up in all the "wrong" places.)
I'm sure I'll be mentioning them a lot, so for reference.... THE EX-PAT CREW.
The Other Canadians (TOC):
I'm sure I'll be mentioning them a lot, so for reference.... THE EX-PAT CREW.
The Other Canadians (TOC):
Eugene: Fellow Vancouverite, friends with the Oostlanders, and the definition of cool guy. Down here on a CIDA internship working for the Legal Resource Centre (aka the law office that sues my city hall on a regular basis).
Gagan: Torontonian lawyer also down on a CIDA internship, working for Lawyers for Human Rights. Her and Eugene share a wicked apartment on North Beach. Chillest girl ever. FACT.
Kathleen: fellow UBC alum who's working here in the Development Studies program at UKZN. Has been in SA for about 3 years now, so she and boyfriend Sean have the surf and jazz scene all sussed out.The Fantastic Foreigners
Christoph: Works with Gagan at LHR. A German who learned English in Texas (best mixed accent ever), Christoph is here for a year volunteering and homestaying with a family before going on to university. Even though we mock the fact that he does not remember where he was when Kurt Cobain died, we all wish we were as adventurous as he is at 19.
Sean: Techinally not a foreigner at all, Kathleen's boyfriend Sean serves as our local guide to Durban. Rough and tough from the Bluff, his knowledge of all plants, wildlife, sealife and birds in the region is truly amazing. But the best part is his lovely sense of humour.
Elise: I met Elise in a combi taxi on her first day working at a creche downtown. Finishing her Masters in Philladelphia, she's wound up in Durbs last minute after after been denied the visa for her planned project in Zimbabwe.
Gabby: I met Gabby at a work function the other day. A native Durbanite, she's lived most of her life in the States with her mum and most recently ran bike projects for gang kids in East LA. Back now for an extended visit, she's thrown herself into so many volunteering projects that she makes me look like a slacker. Oh, did I mention she's a fellow Liverpool fan?Stay tuned for what this posse gets up to...
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