SA Elections, and the New York Crew

Ubuntu!

South Africa just had their elections. The ANC is expected to win a parliamentary majority, but the Cope and DA may begin real party politics in SA. The elections will hold crucial for the region, especially Zimbabwe, where politics have really hit the sinkhole after Mugabe and Tvsangarai have come into power. The inflation is a couple hundred percent or so and the minority farmers (white) are losing lots of land through Mugabe's technocratic regime. Nelson is 90 and Tutu is getting there. I don't admire Zuma's character, not his politics so much, so I wonder when the next generation of leaders will emerge. Especially with such high racial and economic tensions since the downturn, I won't be surprised if crime rates spike in the next few months. Mi amor, South Africa....

South and North Korea are having talks in Kaesong. The North probably just wants more concessions (which it won't get) from Myung bak's administration. I wonder how long they can hold this up? Nuclear capability will be a while, but the threat is there.

Osley, Carlata and Adam left today. What an afternoon! Carlata got an oil massage from a hunk, Osley bought souvenirs that can last him years, and Adam got a bit more of a tan. Osley and Adam invited me to Brooklyn so I may stop by when I get to NYC in May. Glen is Olsey's close friend. When I get to Amsterdam, Glen has a few apartments, so Osley invited me to stay with them since Glen goes back to Holland next week. Both Carlata and Osley are a terrific crew to be around and I enjoyed their humor, wisdom and fun for the past three days....especially when Osley speaks to others with a full-blown Jamaican accent!

We watched the fireworks on Lagoa (the lake) yesterday night. It rained all day so the sewers were overflooding. By the end of the night, I was ankle-deep in sewage water trying to find Ramon, Jai, and Yohan. The view was spectacular!

Ok, back to my research, poster presentation is due in one week! God bless, thanks for reading. Boa noite!