Angolan Road Trip - Part 2

I headed to Lubango a day earlier than the rest of the group in a pick-up truck with a man that I had never met. Also a 5 –hour journey, the ride was stunning yet incredibly bumpy. Sleep was not an option this time.







We made it just in time for me to be the STAR of the conference at a university. That’s actually what it said in the program: Brigid Nee, US Embassy – STAR of the conference. No pressure. The great thing about that is the guy who organized the conference had never met me or seen me present. The simple fact that I am an American native speaker of English makes me a star. I try not to let that get to my head.

Hmmm...I thought she would be taller. 

The star has arrived!

The greatest game ever played: Scrabble

I was also in Lubango to participate in English Weekend, which is a 3-day event for all speakers of English in the province. It was organized by the English department at the university and was sponsored by the embassy.

Day 1 – Games and Karaoke

Day 2 – Film festival and Culture Night

Day 3 – English Picnic

Michael Jackson dance party on the bus 

Nothing says English like an eating contest

Luckily, I had a free day for sightseeing. My host was kind enough to take me around to the most beautiful spots in Lubango. The Serra de Leba road is an iconic image in Angola. The road snakes around a mountain and leads to Namibe, the province just north of Namibia. An impressive, white statue of Jesus Christ overlooks the city from its highest peak.