Josh: Kissing Festival and a Few Other Photos

I just wanted to reaffirm how much I love the uniqueness of this country. Two weeks ago, Drew, Melissa, and I went to "Salaam" (river) by the corner of the Unversiteit van Stellenbosch's campus. There, the administration and Student Representative Council had organized a massive attempt to break the world record with regard to...yes...most couples kissing at a time. The event was absolutely insane! Over 7,600 students packed into an area just a little bit wider than the length of a street. All participants received free umbrellas (nice ones, too, I must add), listened to a music concert while all the Stellenbosch students were herded in, and then the kiss itself lasted for the duration of one song. While we did not reach the world record--It stands at 7,000 Parisian COUPLES--we did start an exciting, or at least an extremely interesting, tradition. Eventually, the Universiteit van Stellenbosch will grace the pages of the Guinness Book of World Records.

The couple you will see is Stacey and Jacques, my South African friends from my Global Governance course. They're probably the coolest people we've met yet.

I'll also include a couple of bonus shots. There is a picture of Drew holding his Nashville, AR, newspaper so that he can issue an article to his hometown paper. The other bonus shots are two photos of the African market in Cape Town.