Ubuntu (The Cape Town Project)

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waiting for the play to start.

South Africa is an incredibly amazing and interesting place.  I had a wonderful three months there, if you ever get the change to visit it's well worth the trip.  So, when I saw that Prairie Theatre Exchange had a play written by a team of folks including South Africans I really wanted to see it!

Here’s the official description: “In South Africa, “ubuntu” refers to the spirit of community and the belief that humanity is tied together. In this collective creation, a young Canadian woman begins to unravel the legacy of her mother, when she meets a young South African man searching for his father. Drawn together by chance and circumstance, they relentlessly pursue the truth, only to realize it will turn their lives upside down. Through spirited storytelling, music and dance, this international collaboration of Canadian and South African artists traces the ties that bind us all.”

From a technical perspective this play was really well done!  The set/props are simple but very effective and clever.  The physicality of how the performers interact with – and create – the environment was quite impressive.  It's playing until November 26 - and I highly recommend you go if you can!  

The story is very engaging, but it has some dark themes, so it’s not really suited for younger children.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Of course, this is a hay manger.
What else would you put in here?

Hoppy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian Humanz!  I hope you're all getting to spend some extra time with your nice familyz too.  I'm super thankful for Jenn’s Furry Friends Rescue who helped me find my forever home! <3

Aftermath

Well, it took a couple of days, but there was a big sale at Artists Emporium so Dawn and I stopped at the Tim's on the way and Dave and I finally got our double doubles.

The Great Belgium Waffle Quest continues...

Sure the capital has 24-hour waffle shops. They'll roll their eyes and take your tourist Euros, handing you crazed breakfast heathens a waffle at nine in the morning. But out in the towns and villages of authentic Belgium, waffles aren't served until 11:30.

This is how the zombie apocalypse begins.

Okay, first off let's be serious for a moment:

The Chernobyl explosion was a horrific disaster that could have rendered the entirety of Europe uninhabitable. Thousands of people died (some of them slower than others) and millions were affected. There's a lot of really important things to unpack in the history of what happened, why it occurred, what people did about it, and how it impacts the world today.

However, putting that aside for a moment:

Check out this cool lady bug that hitched a ride out of the exclusion zone in my backpack!

It can't be too radioactive, we passed through two rounds of military controlled checkpoints on our way out. People, and vehicles (including interiors) are scanned for radiation before they're allowed to exit.

Still, if there's an outbreak of mutant insects across Europe you know who to blame.

Stow away!

Naturally we packed baby carrots
for bunny snacking.

Sadly the real bunnies can't join me on my four week language and cultural tour of Ukraine, but Stunt Bunny is the next best thing!

Thankfully the fluffs are in really good hands. Hopefully they won't have too many wild parties while I'm away.

I'm sure they will be raiding the yard for dandelions plenty though! 

Veterinarians Affairs

What do you call a veterinarian who can only treat one kind of animal?

A DOCTOR!

Okay, for real now though. It's International Women's day, and I want to say thank you to a super special lady in my life, Dr. Hickling! She's so smart and so nice and is even a vegetarian just like me!

It takes a crazy smart homin to be even a regular veterinarian, and finding people who can take care of animalz that aren't a cat or dog is really hard. Dr. Hickling is so amazing she can take care of me and my brother Levi, and your dog or cat, or bird, lizard, guinea pig, snake, turtle... and probably a whole bunch of other animalz too!

It's very important if you're thinking about getting (or already have) a rabbit, to find veterinarians in your city that can take care of us properly. If you live in Winnipeg like us, you can find Dr. Hickling and her team at the Centennial Animal Hospital. Wish her a very fluffy Women's Day from me!

Beelzebub