Sorry I haven't posted in several days. Good internet is hard to find. Dial-up is still very common here, so WiFi isn't too reliable. I'm sad my trip is quickly coming to an end. I've had so much fun, and met so many amazing people that it will be hard to leave. I've spent the last two days with Mrs. Keet at Macassar High School in False Bay. She was nice enough to let another teacher (Kathy from San Jose!) and I stay with her family. It was great to spend the night with some locals and get first hand experience of life in South Africa. We also spent some time at her school, talking to her students. Mrs. Keet and her husband both teach high school science. The learners (South Africans don't say "students") were great and were very excited to hear about life in the USA. I also gave them some St. Brigid pencils, pens, post-its, bags, and folders. They were so excited!
Last night the Keets had a big braai for us. A braai is basically a barbecue, but is taken very seriously. Lamb is a very common meat here, so we had lamb, pork, boerwors (South African Sausage), and many other things, including some very good wine.
Today Melanie and I walked around the city, as we had our first free day for the trip. It was so awesome to wake up on my own, with no alarm blaring in my ears! We went to two museums, and some markets along the waterfront. I'm not quite sure how I'm going to get all this stuff back! I bought a very cool vuvuzela that's hand-painted by "learners" and made from dried kelp. It's fragile and I have seven flights left until I'm back in San Francisco..let's hope it makes it back in one piece!
Tomorrow we leave for Kruger National Park. I can't wait to go on a safari! Hopefully I can post some pics from there. If not, I'll be sure to post some as soon as I get back to the states on Wednesday. Hope everyone is having a great summer. Are there any questions about what I've done or seen? Comment below and I'll try to answer back as soon as I can.
Oh, and I need to give a shout out to Zach, a fellow TITP teacher. He's upset he hasn't made it into my blog, yet. Are you happy now???? :)
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