dance dance

I want to do a typical ‘recap of my day’ post. Yesterday was just too amazing of a day to forget.

Yesterday we went to Mzoli’s Meat, a butchery in the township of Gugulethu. The place is a meat-lovers paradise! Step number 1, choose your raw meat: beef, chicken, sausage, etc. Step 2, pay and take the plate over to have it cooked. Step 3, wait for about an hour, pick it up, and enjoy! Four of us shared some sausage, beef and pork. But what made it truly perfect was the beer. Meat and beer on a beautiful Saturday, what more could you ask for?

It’s hard to describe the location. Hopefully I can post some pictures soon. But imagine a club—the DJ, the music, the girls with fancy dresses, the dance moves, the alcohol. Next, imagine a cookout—the meat, the laughter, the sunshine, the relaxation. Now combine the two. That’s Mzoli’s.

My favorite part was the dancing. It was great to interact and dance with locals and other foreigners. It didn’t matter how ridiculous you danced, what race you were or what language you spoke. In those couple of hours, no one cared. Everyone (from 60 year old grannies to 10 year old kids) danced to the beats of the house/electronic/hip-hop music. Ooo, and thanks to Nathi I learned some dance moves to take back to the states. Hopefully he’ll be using the bachata moves that I showed him ☺.

For dinner Viria, Alex and I made “fried noodles.” I overcooked the noodles so it ended up being smooshed noodles instead….shmoodles. They were tasty, despite their smooshy texture. Afterward Ken played the guitar while the rest of us sang backstreet boys, Britney spears and outkast songs. Twas great.

Later that night we went to The Waiting Room, on Long Street. The club played amazingly good hip hop—Biggie, Common, Mos Def, J Dilla, Jay-Z. It was a chill place with foreigners and locals. Ended up having a good conversation with a UCT student. The topics? –the makings of a successful leader, the perceptions of foreigners, the history of hip hop in South Africa, and the fun of leaving humility behind.

Good day.