This is an example of a beautiful Namibian sunset, even though the photo isn't that great, I plan on taking many more while I'm here. The sunrises are also pretty spectacular too, I can report (unfortunately I have been a witness to them many times). I am currently eating almonds and chai (excellent snack) and trying to do some homework...which is proving to be difficult in a house of 25 people whilst doing a homestay. Though I can't really complain, our papers aren't very long. We only have two more days of homestay-ing, then we have about a week and a half at the house before we go to Swakupmund. I can't believe that come Sunday, we will have been here for 4 weeks already.
Yesterday we had history class, and I think it has been one of the most insightful experiences I've had here so far. We learnt about the Herero (a tribe here) Genocide, which took place during 1904-1905. As it was enacted by German colonizers, it is considered the precursor to the Holocaust, yet it is not something that we are ever taught. Many of the tactics used during the Herero genocide were reused during the Holocaust, and is an equally intentional killing of thousands of people. The documentary we watched is here at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXgIhSjWGhE and I would really encourage people to watch it. It is pretty shocking how little history we truly know, because we are so often misinformed or not informed at all. So that has been a pretty incredible learning experience...I'm interested to see where it goes from here.