Nelson Mandela...

...was released from prison 20 years ago today. I remember it vividly. We lived in SA from august 1987 to may 1989. You weren't supposed to, but we talked about apartheid at school often-ish, the consensus being that it was a crappy system, but how to end it safely? Alot of kids were concerned about how Zimbabwe transitioned from white rule to black rule. So when Mandela was released less than a year after we left, it was pretty amazing. I cried. And SA seems to be doing good... Can't wait to watch and listen to the World Cup this summer.