As the kick off of an exciting cultural exchange we’ll be doing with the South African StudentsforHumanity, we got together in Hilversum.

“What would you like to know from a south african youth in Capetown?”

Well…. Erhmmm…. What can I say?…

A bit hesitant at first, inspiration started flowing pretty soon: “What do you do in your spare time?”, “What kind of music do you listen to?”, “Do you play sports?”, but also deeper questions like “Are you religious?” and “How do you see your future?” A sound basis for a real cultural exchange. Questions that we hope to find answers on, trying to understand the african way of living.

And there was great enthusiasm to answer the questions that the <a href=” http://studentsforhumanity.com/about/”>Khayelistha group</a> is interested in. Linde and Darleen will try to explain how the Dutch look at same sex relationships, Anne will write about going out, Lucienne hopes to formulate her biggest dream (and maybe those of others too), Bart will tell you about Dutch traditions and Pim about the role of religion in the Netherlands… but that’s just a start!

We will have another meeting soon, in which we’ll try to answer some of your questions but also think of new ones to ask. We are very curious about the differences between the Dutch and African culture, and the question why these differences exist. New information will be added to the site after each meeting. Answers to the above questions will be posted in this blog, together with pictures to give you a better image of our life in the Netherlands.

So… yes, we have started… and are looking forward to get to know you better!