Further down the street-the area reminds me a bit of Washington, DC in its better parts. But with nickel ice cream. Walking next to me is a cool guy I met by asking him in Chinese where the subway was (in fact, just down this street). He speaks South African english because he studies jewelry design in Durban and is back home for the summer. We chatted for a bit and exchanged phone numbers (for the SMS), then headed off our separate ways. He asked me if I surfed...apparently it's quite a pastime in Durban.
EAP China! Robert Klein