me again!
we arrived safely in Capetown this morning after an extreeeemely long bus ride!
we left Soweto yesterday afternoon around 130pm, and finally got here today at 11am! EEK.
last week my site was split into five small groups for independant service projects.
my group worked in a township within Soweto called Kliptown.
the people there lived in tin shacks, the roads were dirt, filled with garbage and sewage, and many people didnt even have shoes. we helped out at a pre-school, where i ended up randomly leading 30 four year old children in spontaneous aerobics... since they were following me around anyways! we also had garden work to do!
ahh, and something else. a little kid was chasing me back at the community center in Soweto where we stayed last week, and i totally bailed at this little ramp thing, and i now have some serious scrapes/bruises on my knees and feet. hurts a bit... but hey, teaches me to be tough.
otherwise, here we are in beautiful Capetown!
i spent the afternoon at the beach with the penguins and the sunshine!
our place we're staying at (some sort of kids center) is right on the beach.
this week is a chill week, we'll do some de-briefing of last week, and touristy stuff.
next week we have teaching from Rodny, our country partner, on Conflict Resolution.
the following week is our homestay week with the Coloured people, and we'll be getting together with 36 other students doing outreach about drug awareness in 3 different highschools!
cool hey?
well, i'm running out of time, and it's almost dinner.
i miss you all a whole lot, and i hope you get the chance to read this.
much love!
