Comments on: Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa http://kevincookphoto.com/blog/?p=100 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:15:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ileen http://kevincookphoto.com/blog/?p=100&cpage=1#comment-43 Ileen Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:17:34 +0000 http://kevincookphoto.com/blog/?p=100#comment-43 It is nice to see that you are having an experience (or experiences) that shed light on your life and will help shape who you are and who you continue to be in life. I am an American and proud of it, but I don't feel I am an ignorant American, by any means. I try to practice and teach my students that we are all, throughout the world, human beings. And it is that simple, isn't it? The photos continue to be amazing and tell stories from your point of view or allow the viewer to use his or her own imagination. Thanks, I am proud of you. It is nice to see that you are having an experience (or experiences) that shed light on your life and will help shape who you are and who you continue to be in life.
I am an American and proud of it, but I don’t feel I am an ignorant American, by any means. I try to practice and teach my students that we are all, throughout the world, human beings. And it is that simple, isn’t it?
The photos continue to be amazing and tell stories from your point of view or allow the viewer to use his or her own imagination.
Thanks, I am proud of you.

]]> By: M http://kevincookphoto.com/blog/?p=100&cpage=1#comment-42 M Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:03:44 +0000 http://kevincookphoto.com/blog/?p=100#comment-42 One of the most important things, and rightfully so, is learning to live as the natives of a country do when you go to visit. Sure, if you're going just to "tour" you could go to the tourist attractions, but like you said...what would you learn? You're not truly going to experience the culture if you don't immerse yourself in it. And I believe that food is one very important aspect to a culture. It's says a lot about the people and the place. I won't go into too much detail, but if you think about what the signature foods are for a country you get a glimpse of what life is like. From the climate (and what a country can actually harvest) to what is most economically feasible for the country. To how it's prepared and presented... Now I'm hungry... On a sidenote, over 300 million people inhabit the United States (http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html). You know I had to nitpick... One of the most important things, and rightfully so, is learning to live as the natives of a country do when you go to visit. Sure, if you’re going just to “tour” you could go to the tourist attractions, but like you said…what would you learn? You’re not truly going to experience the culture if you don’t immerse yourself in it. And I believe that food is one very important aspect to a culture. It’s says a lot about the people and the place. I won’t go into too much detail, but if you think about what the signature foods are for a country you get a glimpse of what life is like. From the climate (and what a country can actually harvest) to what is most economically feasible for the country. To how it’s prepared and presented…

Now I’m hungry…

On a sidenote, over 300 million people inhabit the United States (http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html). You know I had to nitpick…

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