Staying at Tima's house certainly was an experience to remember! It's amazing to see how much we take for granted eg having space to yourself, having running water and having a toilet that's inside of the house, to name but a few! Tima & Zanele explained how everything worked and were happy to answer all my questions. The walk from the taxi rank to his house only took about 10 minutes so that was fine. The space for the airbed was beautifully prepared and throughout my stay they made me feel welcome. The evening included making food, going to a nearby shebeen for a drink and just chatting about life in the township. One unplanned part of the experience was when his son dropped in at 3am in the morning to finish off his birthday celebrations! Fortunately Tima soon asked him to leave and we all went back to sleep again. In the morning I had a dry wash in one of the buckets while Zanele cooked a hearty breakfast. To end my stay, they walked me to the taxi rank in Site C where they helped me to get on the right taxi.
I really appreciated the opportunity to experience township life for one short night but, despite the many invites from the patrons at the shebeen on what I could come and see next weekend, I guess won't be back quite as soon as they would like me to be :)
Tima is a conscientious host who really wants his hosts to have a good experience. I wish him success in this endeavour.