After our morning performance at the church we took a drive into Soweto and got off the buses for a short walk before lunch.
In the whole world there is only one street on which two Nobel Peace Prize Winners have lived and it is in Soweto. Both Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu lived on Vilakazi Street. Mandela’s house is now a museum, however we did not have enough time to visit.
As we walked JP stopped every so often to tell us more about the history of the place and the Apartheid. He also explained that many of the videos that we saw while at the museum were from around that area.
It was interesting to find out more and expand on what we learned from the day before; the stories are both heart breaking and heart-warming at the same time. There was so much tragedy in a time not too long ago, but with people such as Mandela and Tutu so many good things have happened since.
The things we learned we will never forget.
-Hannah
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