Day 7 - Imini yesixenxe

Today I went to a friend's place for Sunday lunch. It was great being with them because they understand exactly what I'm doing and where I'm coming from with it. This is'nt because we're all from the Eastern Cape or anything (giggle). So we sat around and shared our personal stories and expriences of watching our mothers, grandmothers, aunts and sisters practising "ukuhlonipha". We realised how many similarilties there was in our expriences. We all had sat on the bed as our mothers covered themselves up before our grandmother came or we all had rushed to get the head wrap when the in-laws arrived at home unexpectedly. Talking to my friends made me realise how important it is as the decedants of the Xhosa people to still understand and acknowledge the liittle things that Xhosa people still do, centuries later. Being around my friends the entire day made me feel comfortable and it made me realise that what I am currently doing is important, not just to me, but to other people as well. Great Sunday spent talking about where we come from!