I’m the proud owner of a bachelor’s degree, and I still have no idea what I want to do when I grow up. Rukshana has a job in an advertising agency. I’m a bit envious that she’s earning a salary while I’m still Ma’s dependant. I’ve decided not to study further for fear of living in books forever, so instead I’ve volunteered to teach English literature in a high-school enrichment programme in the Cape Flats, just for a year. It will help me decide if I want to go into teaching, and I’ll be doing something useful for a change. Ma’s pissed off because I brought home a degree without a doctor-husband attached to it. She keeps muttering about the girls in our extended family who are as old as I am and have babies already, blah blah blah. She’s not keen on my volunteer work because I’m unlikely to meet her dream-doctor in a township, but she’s bought me a car and is paying for driving lessons. I’ve tried to convince Salena to join me in driving lessons; but she says her husband wouldn’t want her to drive.
