-Coffee Bay -Cape Town: Table Mountain and Kirstenbosch Gardens; Green Market -the phrase "is it?"--used instead of "really?" ie: (Person 1) "We want to volunteer in the Peace Corps." (Person 2) "Is it?" Sorry if I use this on you!...
Hey guys! After a 23-hour plane flight (including layovers) I'm finally back on American soil! I arrived Friday around 8:00 am. I have to say, it's good to be back in my home country! Actually, at the moment I'm at...
Hey guys! Last week in Hermanus with the kiddies was awesome! I had a group of 6th and 7th grade girls I was in charge of teaching the story of Jonah to. They were so cool--right at the age of...
I'm having a wonderful time with my church college group doing a kid's Holiday Club in Hermanus - a big whale-watching city (I haven't seen any yet)... Kids are so fun! The last two weeks of travelling down the...
I'm about to leave for the Cape Town airport, so I thought I'd write one last note before I go on my journey to Swaziland, etc.! I'm going to miss Stellenbosch incredibly, but I've learned so much here and now...
Sorry I've been so negligent in writing! We finished classes last Friday and have exams this week and next week. I leave the 10th to travel around South Africa, then leave the country the 7th of July. Next Friday I'm...
Emily, Evis and I made Lebanese food last weekend. It was amazing! Honestly, it may have been the nicest meal I've ever taken part in making, including Thanksgiving. Wow! Middle Eastern food is the BOMB! I miss the Pita House...
It's been a while since I've written! Sorry! "Varsity" has really picked up here. I've had so many ridiculous tests and papers. You wouldn't believe it :-). I feel so productive! It's great! Lots of reading here, too. I'm taking...
Last week Stellenbosch celebrated Easter with a week-long Autumn break! It was wonderful catching up on sleep and traveling the country with my sister Anna and her husband Jason. We did some hiking around Stellenbosch the first weekend they were...
Over the weekend some friends and I went to Cape Town to watch our friend Bruce finish a big 110K bike race. I was supposed to stand in the front of the crowd to look out for him so we...
Over the weekend I went with my church college group to a town called Franskraal near Hermanus (where the sharks are). We stayed at a church member's beach house the whole weekend and ate a LOT of food, had great...
On Saturday some of my friends and I went shark-cage diving for the first (and last) time ever! It was fun; we saw some pretty rad Great Whites, but 7 out of 10 of us were seasick the whole time....
On Saturday some friends and I were planning to go shark-cage diving, but plans fell through when we got a call at 9:00 that there was too much "mist on the water." So instead of being intimidated by ravenous sharks,...
Yesterday I went with a group of international students to tutor in English at a primary school in Kayamandi, the local township. I was in a classroom with about eight other English tutors, one teacher, and about 50 Xhosa fourth-graders(Xhosa...
Classes have finally started here! I was getting anxious and "stir crazy" last week. You know what I mean? So, I've only had Jewelrey-making and South African Music sofar, but it will get harder... I'm sure. I've never been so...