Once we had finished at the school and circled around the Apartheid Museum, we visited Southgate shopping Centre with the South Africans that visited Culcheth in 2014. Our first stop in the mall was at KFC, which we had all been looking forward to throughout the day, and the South Africans took great advantage of that. They ordered 21 pieces of chicken, two large chips from the chippy, 2 huge loafs of bread and 2 large bottles of fizzy pop. They all chipped in with their own money (that they had raised themselves through car washing etc) and shared the food around with each other.
Once we had finished in KFC we all headed towards the arcade and got involved in some pretty competitive games. Me and Godfrey had a game of pool,I won! It was a close game to be fair to him. After we had finished our game, Godfrey and I went for a walk around the mall and we got into conversation. He asked me the question of ‘what is your mother and father’s job’ so i told him and returned the question were he answered “ oh, i don’t know my father, but i don’t need him, i look after myself and my mother and siblings.” Coming from a 17 year old, who lives at home with his mother and 6 siblings, looking after them all, and for him to be so open and strong about his situation just genuinely shocked me- but more importantly impressed me.
Finn Shuff
Once we had finished in KFC we all headed towards the arcade and got involved in some pretty competitive games. Me and Godfrey had a game of pool,I won! It was a close game to be fair to him. After we had finished our game, Godfrey and I went for a walk around the mall and we got into conversation. He asked me the question of ‘what is your mother and father’s job’ so i told him and returned the question were he answered “ oh, i don’t know my father, but i don’t need him, i look after myself and my mother and siblings.” Coming from a 17 year old, who lives at home with his mother and 6 siblings, looking after them all, and for him to be so open and strong about his situation just genuinely shocked me- but more importantly impressed me.
Finn Shuff