Wednesday: 8 October 2015 Coffee tasting and more troubles Today I was helping my group member Boipelo get sources for her Ethiopian coffee feature. We went to four coffee shops and we failed dismally. The source she booked the previous day refused to give her an interview. This was because another student who was supposedly … More DAY 5: Lending a helping hand
Tuesday: 7 October 2015 Little Mogadishu…not so ‘little’ On Tuesday my group member (Boipelo) and I went to Mayfair, to a place called ‘Little Mogadishu’ because of the Somali population. It was quite hard navigating ourselves around Little Mogadishu and speaking to Somali shop owners was quite a challenge compared to Oriental Plaza. One thing that stood … More DAY 4.: Exploring Johannesburg’s ‘Little Mogadishu’
After a long navigation through Bree taxi rank, being cat-called by men on the street and traveling to Fordsburg, Mayfair/’Little Mogadishu’ four times last week I was met with much confusion. Monday: 6 October 2015 Wisdom from elders.. Monday was quite challenging because I had to go out of my way to try and get … More DAY 3.: The conundrum of confusion
With our first pitch session on October 2 2015, I was left in an uncomfortable-anxious feeling that left me glum the whole day. My ideal pitch was “The Business of Fashion in Fordsburg: From Islamic wear to Eastern garments”. My ideal pitch was looking at the evolution of Islamic garments (primarily focusing on Somali fashion … More DAY 2: Fridays at the Fordsburg ‘Night Market’
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