Monday, February 27, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Lesotho
I had the most epic adventure this weekend! For my Human Growth class we went to the country of Lesotho. We left early Saturday morning, but it turned out our professor was really sick, so he sent two of friends to go with us along with Baba Phillip too. The drive was about a total of 4 hours long. We drove through the Drakensburg Mountains again and it was beautiful! We then arrived at Sani Pass where we went through customs and then had to change vehicles because the rest of the way has to be in a four wheel drive. So we all piled into the back of a Land Rover with our driver Roger. We squeezed in with our luggage and laid down on the mattress. The road was really bumpy and winding! Mom, you would not have been able to survive! It was really high and scary! It was only 5 miles but it took 40 minutes to get to the top! We then arrived at the Lesotho border- I now have four more stamps on my passport!
We dropped off our luggage at the backpacker's lodge and stopped at the pub, Sani Top Chalet, really quick to get a drink before we headed off for our horseback riding trek. It is the highest pub in Africa! 2874 meters above sea level! After that we went to go meet our Lesotho horses and our guide George. We all hopped on and took off! There were 7 of us including George- Kaitlin, Alex, Roseanna, Michael, Baba, and me!
The view was beautiful! And we had wonderful weather (until the thunder and lighting storms and hail came on our way back). It was so surreal to be riding through this gorgeous country with nothing but mountains surrounding us. Every hour or so we would come upon a flock of sheep and their shepherd. It was so different than anything I have ever seen, the way the Basotho people live. The Basotho men wear these big wool blankets for clothing to keep them warm in the cold weather. We also got to know George a little better on our trip too. He is 23 years old and has been riding since he was a kid, and doing tours for the past 7 years. He lost both of his parents when he was younger and now he lives with his brother. He has his own herd of sheep too. He is also one of the only people in the village who can speak English. He enjoyed our misery very much as we complained about our sore butts, and made our horses go even faster!
One of my favorite moments of the day was when we reached this valley and my horse started to gallop and sprint. I felt like I was going to fall off and die, but at the same time it was so magical. I looked to my side and my friend Alex was riding right next to me. I just let out big scream! I couldn't have been any happier at that moment. My heart was smiling! This is living :) Surrounded by God's majestic creation. This will definitely be a memory that I will never forget.
We finally arrived at the highest point in southern Africa (the highest point south of Kilimanjaro) after 4 long hours! It was beautiful to look at all the mountains below us. There was also about 10 Basotho men up at the top. They thought we were hilarious and they loved taking pictures with us! My friend Kaitlin even got a marriage proposal! He said he had a lot of sheep, goats, and cattle, so he should be able to marry her. It was great to interact with these guys while Baba and George translated for us. We had to return soon though because we were losing daylight and needed to be back for dinner. By that time, another 4 hours on a horse did not sound good to me. Every part of my body was so sore! On the way back there was one point were we were all just crying/laughing at all of our misery! It was definitely a bonding time! We tried to sing some songs to keep our minds off of the pain! Also, because we were behind schedule George made us go really fast which hurt even more. But, we did get to see a gorgeous sunset while horseback riding! We all made it! With only a few injuries! 8 hours of riding on horseback! And it was definitely worth it!
We came back right in time for dinner and ate at the pub. We met some really cool people there from all over. There was one big group that was training to climb Mt. Everest soon! Roger was also the owner of the pub. He told us before that most people don't make it past 9 PM but we were determined to make it to midnight for Alex's 20th birthday the next day. But, after that horseback ride we knew we couldn't make it. We were exhausted, sore, and nauseous (I swear all my organs are jumbled inside right now).
In the morning we went up to breakfast where we got the whole pub to sing Happy Birthday to Alex. Then George took us on a tour of the village. We visited one women in her hut and learned more about their day to day life. We even got to try a sip of Lesotho beer! George also took us to see how they take the sheep wool and turn it into yarn and then knit it into hats. I got to buy one of the beanies they made! And somehow we got into a conversation with George about giving him a lock of our hair. He said he could get a lot of money for it. So what the heck- Kaitlin, Alex, and I cut of a piece of our hair and gave it to him. (We checked before to make sure this wasn't some marriage ritual) haha
We did some souvenir shopping and then headed back down the mountain. The bumpy ride was way more painful on the way back! We passed the border again and were back in South Africa. The trip was so memorable but way too short! I have so many great memories and loved meeting all the people there! It was a once in a lifetime experience. I will definitely be feeling it in my muscles and in my butt for a long time...
Look on FB for pictures coming up!
We dropped off our luggage at the backpacker's lodge and stopped at the pub, Sani Top Chalet, really quick to get a drink before we headed off for our horseback riding trek. It is the highest pub in Africa! 2874 meters above sea level! After that we went to go meet our Lesotho horses and our guide George. We all hopped on and took off! There were 7 of us including George- Kaitlin, Alex, Roseanna, Michael, Baba, and me!
The view was beautiful! And we had wonderful weather (until the thunder and lighting storms and hail came on our way back). It was so surreal to be riding through this gorgeous country with nothing but mountains surrounding us. Every hour or so we would come upon a flock of sheep and their shepherd. It was so different than anything I have ever seen, the way the Basotho people live. The Basotho men wear these big wool blankets for clothing to keep them warm in the cold weather. We also got to know George a little better on our trip too. He is 23 years old and has been riding since he was a kid, and doing tours for the past 7 years. He lost both of his parents when he was younger and now he lives with his brother. He has his own herd of sheep too. He is also one of the only people in the village who can speak English. He enjoyed our misery very much as we complained about our sore butts, and made our horses go even faster!
One of my favorite moments of the day was when we reached this valley and my horse started to gallop and sprint. I felt like I was going to fall off and die, but at the same time it was so magical. I looked to my side and my friend Alex was riding right next to me. I just let out big scream! I couldn't have been any happier at that moment. My heart was smiling! This is living :) Surrounded by God's majestic creation. This will definitely be a memory that I will never forget.
We finally arrived at the highest point in southern Africa (the highest point south of Kilimanjaro) after 4 long hours! It was beautiful to look at all the mountains below us. There was also about 10 Basotho men up at the top. They thought we were hilarious and they loved taking pictures with us! My friend Kaitlin even got a marriage proposal! He said he had a lot of sheep, goats, and cattle, so he should be able to marry her. It was great to interact with these guys while Baba and George translated for us. We had to return soon though because we were losing daylight and needed to be back for dinner. By that time, another 4 hours on a horse did not sound good to me. Every part of my body was so sore! On the way back there was one point were we were all just crying/laughing at all of our misery! It was definitely a bonding time! We tried to sing some songs to keep our minds off of the pain! Also, because we were behind schedule George made us go really fast which hurt even more. But, we did get to see a gorgeous sunset while horseback riding! We all made it! With only a few injuries! 8 hours of riding on horseback! And it was definitely worth it!
We came back right in time for dinner and ate at the pub. We met some really cool people there from all over. There was one big group that was training to climb Mt. Everest soon! Roger was also the owner of the pub. He told us before that most people don't make it past 9 PM but we were determined to make it to midnight for Alex's 20th birthday the next day. But, after that horseback ride we knew we couldn't make it. We were exhausted, sore, and nauseous (I swear all my organs are jumbled inside right now).
In the morning we went up to breakfast where we got the whole pub to sing Happy Birthday to Alex. Then George took us on a tour of the village. We visited one women in her hut and learned more about their day to day life. We even got to try a sip of Lesotho beer! George also took us to see how they take the sheep wool and turn it into yarn and then knit it into hats. I got to buy one of the beanies they made! And somehow we got into a conversation with George about giving him a lock of our hair. He said he could get a lot of money for it. So what the heck- Kaitlin, Alex, and I cut of a piece of our hair and gave it to him. (We checked before to make sure this wasn't some marriage ritual) haha
We did some souvenir shopping and then headed back down the mountain. The bumpy ride was way more painful on the way back! We passed the border again and were back in South Africa. The trip was so memorable but way too short! I have so many great memories and loved meeting all the people there! It was a once in a lifetime experience. I will definitely be feeling it in my muscles and in my butt for a long time...
Look on FB for pictures coming up!
Friday, February 24, 2012
Service Sites and UBI
Yesterday we found out what service sites we will be at!! I got RivLife!! My first choice! I feel so blessed and totally reassured that it is where I am supposed to be. My two really good friends here are on the same team as me too! And some people who I haven't gotten to know as well so it will be really great!
Today we went to Union Bible Institute (UBI) for our intercultural communications class where our professor teaches at. We sang a Zulu song accompanied with awesome dance moves during their chapel. I think they really enjoyed it! We then got to hang out with the students and got to know each other better. We also played games like net ball and soccer. It was a really fun day and cool to interact with South Africans our age.
I just got back from star gazing at the volleyball courts on campus! It was amazing!! I have never seen so many beautiful stars! And I saw 3 shooting stars too! We all just laid on blankets/towels and talked as we looked up at the heavens. It was a great way to end the day :)
Now I have to get some sleep for my big trip tomorrow! My Human Growth class is traveling to Lesotho which is another country landlocked by South Africa. It is all mountains and has the highest altitude in southern Africa! It is winter all year long there! They say it can be from 5-20 degrees F!! I will have to pack some warm clothes! And we get to go on a 6 hour horseback riding trek through the mountains led by the Basotho people!! I am so excited! And there are only 4 other people in my class so it will be a very small group! In less than 12 hrs I will be in another country!
Today we went to Union Bible Institute (UBI) for our intercultural communications class where our professor teaches at. We sang a Zulu song accompanied with awesome dance moves during their chapel. I think they really enjoyed it! We then got to hang out with the students and got to know each other better. We also played games like net ball and soccer. It was a really fun day and cool to interact with South Africans our age.
I just got back from star gazing at the volleyball courts on campus! It was amazing!! I have never seen so many beautiful stars! And I saw 3 shooting stars too! We all just laid on blankets/towels and talked as we looked up at the heavens. It was a great way to end the day :)
Now I have to get some sleep for my big trip tomorrow! My Human Growth class is traveling to Lesotho which is another country landlocked by South Africa. It is all mountains and has the highest altitude in southern Africa! It is winter all year long there! They say it can be from 5-20 degrees F!! I will have to pack some warm clothes! And we get to go on a 6 hour horseback riding trek through the mountains led by the Basotho people!! I am so excited! And there are only 4 other people in my class so it will be a very small group! In less than 12 hrs I will be in another country!
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
The More I Seek You
Time has been going by so fast here! I can't believe it has already been 5 weeks! Finals are coming up for me now too! So scary! But then we will be going on our safari and then service sites! I can't wait! We should find out soon where we are placed.
Today I went out to lunch with my friends Yvette, Kate, and Leizel to a Thai food place. It was delicious! Everyone is kind of getting sick of the food here so it's nice to eat out every once in awhile. On campus, during every meal they serve meat... and lots of it. Even at lunch we get a hot meal. I think at least five times (or more) a day we all talk about food and what we miss, which only makes us miss it more. It's not good. haha If you could please send me a bean and cheese burrito, that would be great! haha
Tonight we had a farewell party for one of the interns who works here, Ryno. He is around our age and always hangs out with us so it will be sad to see him leave. We had a Braai for dinner, which is an Afrikaans traditional barbecue. It was a lot of fun! Not to mention our second class of the night was cancelled because of it!
I have also been learning how to play the ukelele! My friend and chalet-mate Yui is teaching me! I caught on quicker than I thought I would (as I am musically challenged in every other area of my life). I am really enjoying it and I hope I get better by the end of the semester!
For my bible class we are now going over the Book of Acts. (Which is ironic because my mom is also going through Acts this spring with BSF). I am reading a commentary on the book that outlines the main themes of Acts. It has been really interesting and I think fits into what I have been experiencing here in South Africa. My eyes have definitely been open to different worship styles and the different ways God works in peoples lives. It has been refreshing to see and I have learned so much form just witnessing other people worship God. I feel like our churches, especially in the western culture, are growing farther and farther apart from what the early church looked like. Even our lifestyles are radically different. It totally pumps me up and challenges me to have my life rooted in scripture and keep an open mind. And to bring back to the states what I have seen here. I am also reading a book called
The Irresistable Revolution: Living Life as an Ordinary Radical by Shane Claiborne. Reg recommended it to us and although I am only part way through I love it! It is a must read!! Shane has an amazing life story and a lot of wisdom to share. He also references the early church in Acts a lot (ironic?? Maybe God is trying to tell me something). But I do have to warn you that it is really challenging and it will change you. So if you are content living a comfortable life, this book might shake your world a little bit. It has mine. Some of my favorite quotes so far:
Today I went out to lunch with my friends Yvette, Kate, and Leizel to a Thai food place. It was delicious! Everyone is kind of getting sick of the food here so it's nice to eat out every once in awhile. On campus, during every meal they serve meat... and lots of it. Even at lunch we get a hot meal. I think at least five times (or more) a day we all talk about food and what we miss, which only makes us miss it more. It's not good. haha If you could please send me a bean and cheese burrito, that would be great! haha
Tonight we had a farewell party for one of the interns who works here, Ryno. He is around our age and always hangs out with us so it will be sad to see him leave. We had a Braai for dinner, which is an Afrikaans traditional barbecue. It was a lot of fun! Not to mention our second class of the night was cancelled because of it!
I have also been learning how to play the ukelele! My friend and chalet-mate Yui is teaching me! I caught on quicker than I thought I would (as I am musically challenged in every other area of my life). I am really enjoying it and I hope I get better by the end of the semester!
For my bible class we are now going over the Book of Acts. (Which is ironic because my mom is also going through Acts this spring with BSF). I am reading a commentary on the book that outlines the main themes of Acts. It has been really interesting and I think fits into what I have been experiencing here in South Africa. My eyes have definitely been open to different worship styles and the different ways God works in peoples lives. It has been refreshing to see and I have learned so much form just witnessing other people worship God. I feel like our churches, especially in the western culture, are growing farther and farther apart from what the early church looked like. Even our lifestyles are radically different. It totally pumps me up and challenges me to have my life rooted in scripture and keep an open mind. And to bring back to the states what I have seen here. I am also reading a book called
The Irresistable Revolution: Living Life as an Ordinary Radical by Shane Claiborne. Reg recommended it to us and although I am only part way through I love it! It is a must read!! Shane has an amazing life story and a lot of wisdom to share. He also references the early church in Acts a lot (ironic?? Maybe God is trying to tell me something). But I do have to warn you that it is really challenging and it will change you. So if you are content living a comfortable life, this book might shake your world a little bit. It has mine. Some of my favorite quotes so far:
"When did we stop living Christianity and just start studying it"
"People do not get crucified for charity. People are crucified for living out a love that disrupts the social order, that calls forth a new world"
"When I fed the hungry they called me a saint. When I asked why people are hungry, they called me a communist"
"Don't let the world steal your soul. Being a Christian is about choosing Jesus and deciding to do something incredibly daring with your life"
I can't wait to finish reading this book in my spare time!
Here are some lyrics of a song we sang in chapel the other day too. I just love the imagery :) I can't get it out of my head.
The more I seek you,
the more I find you.
The more I find you,
the more I love you
I wanna sit at your feet
drink from the cup in your hand.
Lay back against you and breath,
hear your heart beat
This love is so deep,
it's more than I can stand.
I melt in your peace, it's overwhelming.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Sangoma and the Battlefields
Sorry it has been so long since I have blogged! I have been really busy with school lately and everything else. Here are some highlights of the past week!
- For my Luke/Acts class we visited a Sangoma, which is a tradition medicine man/witch doctor. It was really interesting. He had lots of mixed herbs and other concoctions that he claims can heal certain illness or problems. One was used to make your special someone love you more if you mix an herb with some of your blood and urine and then put it in their food.... interesting. He also works in the spiritual realm and acts as a mediator to the ancestors. He said he gets about 50 customers a week. I am glad I was able to witness a part of traditional African religion.
- For Valentine's Day we had lots of activites planned. We were all paired up with a date for the day and we had a themed dinner: Would you love me if I wore this? There were some ridiculous outfits!
- Ladies Night at Circus Circus!! For dessert I got Malva Pudding, which is so delicious! I can't wait to try and make it at home! It is like a dense spongey cake with a butterscotch sauce on top!
- I am loving my D-group! The girls are so amazing! We just finished all of our life stories and it is great to know all of them on a deeper level. The community here has been wonderful :)
- This weekend we went away for 2 days to go visit battlefields. It was a lot less boring than I thought it would be :) Most of the information we have already learned in history class, so it was cool to be at the actual sites where it all happened. The best part of the weekend was the lodge we stayed at in a town called Dundee! They had the best food and the rooms were really nice too! We had lots of bonding time, playing games and watching a movie :) Not to mention the 4 hour car drive there and back!
This week I am looking forward to finding out my service site, and then going to Lesotho with my Human Growth class! And only 2 more weeks of these courses! Yayy!
Send me your love! I would love to hear from everyone and how they are doing back in the states!
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Midnight Adventures and the Drakensberg Mountains
There is a huge Hunger Games craze going around our campus right now! I think at least half of our cohort is reading them! It's so much fun :) I read them over break with some friends. Our volleyball tournament was even Hunger Game themed with each team being from a certain district. Hopefully we will be able to see the movie together when it comes out this spring!
Then that night, after I had showered and gotten into bed, I heard some people talking outside my room and got up to see what was going on. What else but a midnight slip and slide party?! I think yes! TIA! So we went out and set it up in the dark and went for it! It was so much fun! Then we washed off in the waterfall and got some sleep before our field trip the next day.
Our trip was to the famous Drakensberg Mountains which are about 2 hours away from AE. If I were to go anywhere in the world I would go there again! Everyone has to come here and see its beauty! I can't fully explain what it was like because I don't think that it would do it justice (not even my pictures do). But it was breathtaking, majestic, and completely surreal. I am pretty sure they lied about filming Lord of the Rings in New Zealand, and it was actually filmed here :) I think every 2 minutes I was saying "Oh my gosh...Oh my gosh...Oh my...". It was hard to take it all in. I was so high on life! We got to see bushman cave paintings too which was really cool! I remember learning about similar paintings in Art History and it was neat to actually see them in person. On the way back down we got to play in the river too! So amazing! I am loving my time here and just soaking it all up!! :)
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Durban, RivLife, and other Adventures
Our trip to Durban on Saturday was amazing! We went to uShaka first and started with checking out the animals. They had penguins, a really large aquarium, and a dolphin and seal show (but I didn't go see those). Then we went on all of the water slides! It was so much fun! I haven't been to a water park in a long time! After lunch we headed to the beach right by the park and swam in the INDIAN ocean!! I loved it! The water was so warm and I just swam and body surfed for a couple hours. Once we got home that night I was exhausted!
On Monday we had a guest speaker for our History and Culture class named Michael Cassidy. He is actually the founder of African Enterprise (where I am staying), and he had a big role in bringing peace after the end of the Apartheid and before the 1994 elections. His story is really cool and one that probably 98% of the South African population don't know about. I bought his book if anyone is interested in hearing it!
Today was such a good day! :) First we visited another service site called RivLife, and I fell in love with it! They house children during the day, help them with their homework, play with them, etc. We got to meet some of the children and they were so precious! They also go out into the communities to sew and do crafts with some of the women (totally my thing!). Their main objective is to not give hand outs, but hand ups. To equip the people in the community so that they will eventually be able to sustain themselves. The director said what we could do here is very flexible and they will try and fit our skills. He also told us there was a building, not part of their ministry but very closely related to them, that helps with disabled people! He said that if anyone was interested in OT and related fields we could get a chance to help out there for a few days! I just felt like the whole time I was at RivLife God was tugging on my heart! This would be such an amazing opportunity. I would love to work here but I want to keep my mind open because only about 7-8 people will be able to work at this site.
Then in the afternoon I went on a hike with my friends Yui, Kel, and Kenny. It was quite the adventure! We had to climb over barbed wire and through grass and plants that were as tall as me. We arrived at these beautiful gardens and jungle-like greenery. It was breathtaking! We also found an abandoned home. It was just one room and it had a bed, some old clothes, and shoes. You could tell that no one had lived there for a while, but it was kind of eerie. We have been told that there were houses built in the hills for farmers but when they are abandoned they get burned down and vandalized, and homeless people sometimes come inhabit them. We then decided to explore some more and found a man living in one of these houses hanging up some clothes on a clothesline. He didn't speak any English so we talked to him with the VERY limited Zulu we know. We realized it was really hard to communicate with him and eventually said goodbye.
One of the churches we go to has connect groups, which is like a bible study for college aged people. It is located at one of the guy's houses and it was so much fun! There were probably around 30 kids that showed up! It was really crowded, but I loved meeting a bunch of South Africans my age. They are so nice and friendly! We talked about the sermon on sunday- what is the importance of the cross to us. We had a really good and insightful discussion. I am excited to go back and build relationships with these awesome people :)
Sorry for the LONG post! So much to catch up on!
On Monday we had a guest speaker for our History and Culture class named Michael Cassidy. He is actually the founder of African Enterprise (where I am staying), and he had a big role in bringing peace after the end of the Apartheid and before the 1994 elections. His story is really cool and one that probably 98% of the South African population don't know about. I bought his book if anyone is interested in hearing it!
Today was such a good day! :) First we visited another service site called RivLife, and I fell in love with it! They house children during the day, help them with their homework, play with them, etc. We got to meet some of the children and they were so precious! They also go out into the communities to sew and do crafts with some of the women (totally my thing!). Their main objective is to not give hand outs, but hand ups. To equip the people in the community so that they will eventually be able to sustain themselves. The director said what we could do here is very flexible and they will try and fit our skills. He also told us there was a building, not part of their ministry but very closely related to them, that helps with disabled people! He said that if anyone was interested in OT and related fields we could get a chance to help out there for a few days! I just felt like the whole time I was at RivLife God was tugging on my heart! This would be such an amazing opportunity. I would love to work here but I want to keep my mind open because only about 7-8 people will be able to work at this site.
Then in the afternoon I went on a hike with my friends Yui, Kel, and Kenny. It was quite the adventure! We had to climb over barbed wire and through grass and plants that were as tall as me. We arrived at these beautiful gardens and jungle-like greenery. It was breathtaking! We also found an abandoned home. It was just one room and it had a bed, some old clothes, and shoes. You could tell that no one had lived there for a while, but it was kind of eerie. We have been told that there were houses built in the hills for farmers but when they are abandoned they get burned down and vandalized, and homeless people sometimes come inhabit them. We then decided to explore some more and found a man living in one of these houses hanging up some clothes on a clothesline. He didn't speak any English so we talked to him with the VERY limited Zulu we know. We realized it was really hard to communicate with him and eventually said goodbye.
One of the churches we go to has connect groups, which is like a bible study for college aged people. It is located at one of the guy's houses and it was so much fun! There were probably around 30 kids that showed up! It was really crowded, but I loved meeting a bunch of South Africans my age. They are so nice and friendly! We talked about the sermon on sunday- what is the importance of the cross to us. We had a really good and insightful discussion. I am excited to go back and build relationships with these awesome people :)
Sorry for the LONG post! So much to catch up on!
Friday, February 3, 2012
Miracles
Yesterday I had another Luke/Acts class with Reg and it was so good! We sped pretty fast through the first 19 chapters of Luke but I got so much insight on the passages. We started talking about miracles in our current times because Luke is chalk full of them. We asked "Why don't we seen miracles as often now?" The answer is simple. We have stopped expecting them. Now we rely so much on science and medical breakthroughs to solve all of our problems, but the truth is they can't fix everything. Reg told us of a few stories where he has directly seen miracles happen here in South Africa- the blind able to see again and the dying coming back to health. Why can't we have that faith? The faith that God can do the impossible? I find that, at least for myself, I put God in my own box. I keep Him in the box of possible things, earthly things, and small prayers. I need to learn to pray BIG. Because nothing is to big for God. It reminds me of when Joshua was in battle and he prayed for the sun and moon to stop so he could have more daylight to finish. And God answered that prayer! That just astounds me. I no longer want to keep God in my box. I want to pray for MIRACLES.
After lunch that day we rolled out the big slip and slide! It was probably 50 ft. long! We laid out the tarp on the huge grass hill in front of the dining hall. It was so much fun! And luckily no injuries! At least no major ones :) We all woke up today very sore.
That night we went out for dinner because it was all you can eat pizza at a restaurant in the mall! (As you have probably noticed, South Africa restaurants have lots of "special deal" nights, there is even one where women eat half off!). Off course, the boys took this opportunity to have a food contest. The winner had 20 pieces!
And, to not freak out my mom too much, I am working on homework :) I have an exegetical paper due on Monday for my Luke/Acts class. I picked the passage Luke 6:27-36 about loving your enemies. I have really enjoyed writing the paper and reading commentaries on this scripture. It has so much good content!
Tomorrow we are going to uShaka in Durban! It is like a mix of a water park, Sea World, and an aquarium. I can't wait!
After lunch that day we rolled out the big slip and slide! It was probably 50 ft. long! We laid out the tarp on the huge grass hill in front of the dining hall. It was so much fun! And luckily no injuries! At least no major ones :) We all woke up today very sore.
That night we went out for dinner because it was all you can eat pizza at a restaurant in the mall! (As you have probably noticed, South Africa restaurants have lots of "special deal" nights, there is even one where women eat half off!). Off course, the boys took this opportunity to have a food contest. The winner had 20 pieces!
And, to not freak out my mom too much, I am working on homework :) I have an exegetical paper due on Monday for my Luke/Acts class. I picked the passage Luke 6:27-36 about loving your enemies. I have really enjoyed writing the paper and reading commentaries on this scripture. It has so much good content!
Tomorrow we are going to uShaka in Durban! It is like a mix of a water park, Sea World, and an aquarium. I can't wait!
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