tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123442416357387711.post6866272787584492644..comments2023-09-01T17:40:51.806+02:00Comments on Mthatha Mission: "Ndifuna wena"Jesse Zinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11186900475486233243noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123442416357387711.post-49061706802871140842007-11-14T23:05:00.000+02:002007-11-14T23:05:00.000+02:00Jesse,Conversations in a second language are aweso...Jesse,<BR/><BR/>Conversations in a second language are awesome. It's unbelievable how fun it can be. I experienced this to no end last year: figuring out how to get to the beach from an elderly Sicilian when he spoke no English and I spoke no Italian, negotiating the purchase of the soccer jersey I'm wearing right now in French with a Belgian sales clerk, and buying a sandwich in Berlin from a very perky German cashier. There really is no similar experience.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like yours have more meaning, however, as these are people you know, not just incidental retail workers.<BR/><BR/>JodyJody Zinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10512522276169131944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123442416357387711.post-52555465867304932312007-11-14T19:16:00.000+02:002007-11-14T19:16:00.000+02:00Jesse - another great post! Your ability to tell t...Jesse - another great post! Your ability to tell the stories of your Mthatha experience makes your blog a must-read for me. Please know that you and the people of Mthatha are in my thoughts and prayers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com