Taylor balances a participant during a Twinning.
This week, PPI-CY got a special visitor from Durban, South Africa, PPI Fellow Taylor Brown. It is quite rare that PPI Fellows have an opportunity to visit other PPI sites, so we felt quite lucky to be graced by Taylor’s presence. His first weekend here PPI-CY held two twinnings, giving Taylor an opportunity to see what a twinning in Cyprus is all about. Taylor was quite comfortable with the kids, and the children were thrilled to have another special visitor.
Taylor (left) strikes a pose with Adam (right).
Over the next two days, Gunnar and myself took Taylor all over the island to PeacePlayers basketball practices in both the Greek-Cypriot and the Turkish-Cypriot communities. Spending hours in the car together traveling between the different teams was a great opportunity to talk about Cypriot history and to compare and contrast the different successes and challenges PPI-SA and PPI-CY face. PPI-SA is much bigger with a larger local staff than PPI-CY, Taylor’s roles are a bit different. In addition, PPI-SA is primarily focused on HIV/AIDS education (1 in 3 people in Durban are HIV positive). But one thing we do have in common is our love for the kids, and an understanding the important task at hand.
