A week ago, the Cape Town GRS interns ventured out of Cape Town for the first time since we arrived here. We visited our friends who are stationed in Jo'burg to see the Pirates vs. Chiefs soccer game. Pirates and Chiefs are both from Jo'burg, and they are the two best teams in South Africa. Anywhere in South Africa, people show their support for either team (or hatred for either team), and care a lot about the outcome of the games. In Khayelitsha, most people support the Chiefs. Each team has a hand motion that represents the team. The hand symbol for the Kaiser Chiefs is a peace sign because it resembles a "K"; the hand symbol for the Orlando Pirates is crossed forearms (don't worry there will be many pictures below).
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| The entrance to the Nike Football Centre in Soweto, the township in southwest Jo'burg where GRS operates |
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| Entering the beautiful Nike Football field through the tunnel |
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| View from the roof of the Nike Football Centre, the Orlando Towers where people often bungee jump |
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| Nike Football Centre is located in Soweto, but it is fenced in |
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| Local school in Soweto |
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| The Igwinye of Soweto: the Kota |
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| The Kota: hollow out a quarter loaf of bread, stuff in a combo of fried fish, chicken, fries, fried egg, melted cheese, and a slice of lettuce for good measure |
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| The road to the Pirates vs. Chiefs game: Best fans |
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| Walk to the Soccer City Stadium for the game |
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| GO PIRATES! |
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| The fans at the game were so energetic |
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GRS interns from Cape Town, Jo'burg, Kimberley, and Lesotho
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Wow! That looks like a lot of fun. I am definitely a chiefs fan, too, and will honor them from now on by only eating Pastrami sandwiches on Kaizer rolls! That really looks like an impressive stadium. This weekend is the AIDS Walk & Run 5K and thanks to generous family and friends I have raised over a $1000 for the Community Outreach Intervention Projects, an organization that does HIV prevention work among substance users in Chicago. Charlie and Cassie will be joining me for the 5K! Wish you were here. BTW, did you hear that the marathon record was broken by Patrick Makau of Kenya in the Berlin Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 3 minutes, and 38 seconds. It gives me something to aim for!
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