Tag Archives: South Africa

The Load-Shedding Experience Part Two: Electric Boogaloo

Posted on October 7, 2023 by nathanalbright

I had commented earlier on the load-shedding experience and how it is that South Africans take it in stride and have a bit of a sense of humor about it. Yesterday, though, was a new experience for me, and that … Continue reading →

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A Botlierskop Experience

Posted on October 6, 2023 by nathanalbright

As promised, I thought I would describe the experience that I had going to a game park/safari yesterday with a group of sixteen people. Given the cool and wet experience we had in a cold front, it was probably not … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Fields Forever

Posted on October 6, 2023 by nathanalbright

Our Family Day, such as it was, for the Feast of Tabernacles this year in Mossel Bay was held during the afternoon around the middle of the feast at a place called RedBerry Farm, which is located near George Airport. … Continue reading →

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The Load-Shedding Experience

Posted on October 5, 2023 by nathanalbright

While power outages are something that are pretty familiar to many people around the world, even in countries like the United States, few countries have the same experience as South Africa, whose power crisis has become an international scandal. Given … Continue reading →

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The Line On The Color Bar

Posted on October 3, 2023 by nathanalbright

One of the questions I was asked going into this Feast of Tabernacles, and an understandable question in light of the troubled history of South Africa, was the racial composition of the United Church of God congregations here. The United … Continue reading →

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A Swiss Cheese Near-Incident At George Airport

Posted on September 30, 2023 by nathanalbright

As someone who watches a fair amount of online videos related to aviation, one of the concepts I have picked up is the Swiss cheese model for aviation accidents, which posits that there are a variety of things that have … Continue reading →

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A Circular Journey

Posted on September 30, 2023 by nathanalbright

Before arriving at the feast site in Mossei Bay, South Africa, my family did some exploring in the area around Johannesburg. I arrived at the airport via a flight by Libreville at around midnight, Thursday morning, and my folks arrived … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Human Being Died That Night

Posted on September 26, 2020 by nathanalbright

A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Woman Confronts The Legacy Of Apartheid, by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela There is a fundamental problem at the heart of this book, and it is a problem that threatens the legitimacy of the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: When She Was White

Posted on September 26, 2020 by nathanalbright

When She Was White: The Story Of A Family Divided By Race, by Judith Stone [Spoiler alert.] She never was white. This book is a strange case of a book written about a celebrity case of racial categorization from the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: After Freedom: The Rise Of The Post-Apartheid Generation In South Africa

Posted on September 26, 2020 by nathanalbright

After Freedom: The Rise Of The Post-Apartheid Generation In South Africa, by Katherine S. Newman and Ariane De Lannoy Like many who have written on the recent history of South Africa [1], the authors come away from their story with … Continue reading →

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