March 17, 2005
Cape Town Race
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 could snap a photo of him zooming by, but I coughed right as he was crossing the finish line and missed the opportunity of my life :-(. But we did get some pictures after the race. We spent the rest of the day in Cape Town dining and at the beach. It was a lovely time in the prettiest city I've ever seen. The next morning I woke up early for my first underwater scuba session! It's kind of scary breathing underwater. You forget that you can do it. We practiced taking off our mask and mouthpiece and putting the back on underwater. That's a little unnerving. Just two more sea dives and I'll be certified! My sister Anna and her husband Jason arrived in Stellenbosch tonight! They're staying 12 days. We have big plans ahead....
March 10, 2005
Retreat and Food Night
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 Bible studies, and went to the beach, of course. It was so refreshing. I should have gotten more homework done. It's nice to get to know some more South Africans, though! International students can be like one big clique sometimes! It's terrible. Speaking of which, last night was the annual International food night in the student center on campus. The international students made dishes from our countries to raise support for the Kayamandi project (to buy school supplies for the kids there, basically). Countries from Botswana to Sweden to Mexico were represented. I didn't try it, but Botswana's table had caterpillars and cow intestines. Appetizing... Mexico's table was pretty popular. There were two American tables. One had s'mores (you could roast them over candles and a propane stove) but my American table made "Thanksgiving dinner." We had out-of-this-world stuffing, pumpkin pie, and "turkey" (really chicken, but turkey's too expensive here). We ran out of dishes towards the end, so I guess you could say it was a success. Lots o' fun :-).
Jillian, Holly, Rhiannon and me as Indians
Hey, is anyone throwing a St. Patrick's Day party back home? Sarah Lyons, I'm holding you responsible (wink, wink)! Anna, my favorite sister, is arriving here on St. Patty's Day. I'm so excited she and Jason are coming! (just kidding about the "favorite sister" thing--they're all my favorites.)