My 3rd graders :) in their "Mzansi fo sho" pride for the upcoming AFCON Games....1st up South Africa VS Cape Verde!
Every Friday the kids will dress down for casual day and today they all wore South African soccer jerseys.
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For my friends and family back home: I'm here in South Africa for 2 years with the Peace Corps, this is my story. Para mi familia Peruana: por esto se puede leer mis cuentos de mi vida nueva aqui en Sud Africa con el Cuerpo de Paz. DISCLAIMER: "The contents of this website are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the United States government or the Peace Corps."
Friday, January 18, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
T-shirt Options for Our NEW Key Phrase: SUNDOWNING
See below...
Never knew T-shirt making could be so much fun.
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Never knew T-shirt making could be so much fun.
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Sunday, January 13, 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Day Trippin' to Cape Point
On the way back from Swellendam we drove out to Cape Point. We went to see the penguins in Simon's Town and then to see the Cape of Good Hope and the light house at the point.
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Cape Town Rhodesian Ridge Back at Bar
Her name is Singer and very cute. Someone put that bottle in front of her.
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Hike to Hole in the Wall
On Christmas Day a bunch of us in Coffee Bay woke up bright and early after quite a nite of merry Xmas eve partying put on by the backpackers for all us away from home for the holiday.
Some of the volunteers gathered and made eggs and pancakes for the morning and someone had even brought real maple syrup from New England for the meal.
I had seen pictures of Hole in the Wall in the South African guide books and it looked like a must see, though it was off the shore of a quite remote town. So we hiked 2 hours (what we had been told would be 4 hours - we were all marathoners) to this amazing secluded beach to see The Hole.
We got lost on the hiking trail that led us there but as we marched up one hill breathing heavily, we found 2 small boys who were no older than 11 and 7 who told us in broken English they would show us the way. So we all agreed that would be a good idea and followed the little boys.
I would consider myself in shape, being someone who regularly works out and runs and does yoga, but all us fell behind these two little boys as they ran ahead of us, leaping and jetting across the hills that rippled down the Xhosa coastline. This is maybe why we made it to Hole in the Wall so quickly, those boys set the pace and it was a quick one.
Once we made it to The Hole we were taken back, what natural beauty. It's a small island that jets straight up from the water and has a huge hole in the middle where waves will crash through. Words really won't do it justice.
This is a place to be visited.
We shared our lunch and snacks with the small boys and then rounded up a large quantity of Rands for them to bring home to their families. What a hike!
We ended up sharing a lift back with some people from our backpackers, since our legs felt like jello.
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Some of the volunteers gathered and made eggs and pancakes for the morning and someone had even brought real maple syrup from New England for the meal.
I had seen pictures of Hole in the Wall in the South African guide books and it looked like a must see, though it was off the shore of a quite remote town. So we hiked 2 hours (what we had been told would be 4 hours - we were all marathoners) to this amazing secluded beach to see The Hole.
We got lost on the hiking trail that led us there but as we marched up one hill breathing heavily, we found 2 small boys who were no older than 11 and 7 who told us in broken English they would show us the way. So we all agreed that would be a good idea and followed the little boys.
I would consider myself in shape, being someone who regularly works out and runs and does yoga, but all us fell behind these two little boys as they ran ahead of us, leaping and jetting across the hills that rippled down the Xhosa coastline. This is maybe why we made it to Hole in the Wall so quickly, those boys set the pace and it was a quick one.
Once we made it to The Hole we were taken back, what natural beauty. It's a small island that jets straight up from the water and has a huge hole in the middle where waves will crash through. Words really won't do it justice.
This is a place to be visited.
We shared our lunch and snacks with the small boys and then rounded up a large quantity of Rands for them to bring home to their families. What a hike!
We ended up sharing a lift back with some people from our backpackers, since our legs felt like jello.
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Saturday, January 5, 2013
Old Biscuit Mill
Waiting for the best mushroom kabob in the world!!
Then off to Robben Island later.
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Then off to Robben Island later.
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