Another packed week/weekend. Last Monday, we cooked dinner
for a few of our co-workers from Tafelsig. It was very nice to get together
outside of work. We also got to see Dr. Raciet, who left the clinic before
excursion, so it was really nice to see him as well. Thursday we attended our
last practice with the Fire Fighters and delivered all of the new equipment we
purchased for them. It was so wonderful! They were incredibly appreciative for
everything and even made us a ton of thank you signs. We also got to scrimmage
with one of the teams, which was a lot of fun. I haven’t played soccer in many
years but it was great to get more involved with the boys.
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| Khayelitsha FireFighters Soccer Club |
Friday was a really great day with Libby and Alex. We went
surfing, shopping at Green Market, and then out to dinner and movie. I had a
lot of fun but definitely need to hold back on spending at the markets. Saturday
we went to Old Biscuit in the morning and then Alex and I went on a Catamaran
ride during the afternoon. I loved it! I love being on boats and by the water
so it was awesome to go out for a ride through the sea. I also am trying to
soak up the view of the mountains while I can before we go home, so it was nice
to see the city from the sea. Then that night, my uncle arrived! I wish more of
my family could have visited and that my uncle could have stayed for more than
three days but it was still a really great time. Sunday morning, we hiked Table
Mountain. It was a really nice hike and I didn’t get lost this time. Later we
checked out Green Market Square and then went to Beerhouse for dinner. They
have 99 bottled beers and 25 beers on draft! We love drinking beer together so
that was an awesome place to go to.
Monday we took a trip to Aquila Private Game Reserve and
went on a game drive. We were greeted with a welcoming sparkling wine drink as
well as with a breakfast buffet! The drive itself was very cool and also unique
from the other drives I have been on. We drove a lot closer to the animals than
we did in Kruger and they even had us get off the truck in the middle of the
drive for another glass of sparkling wine. I finally got to see hippos and
learned that they kill more people than any of the Big 5 animals (elephant, lion,
rhino, leopard, buffalo). We also got very close to 2 elephants that walked
right past our truck. We had to drive off of the road to get out of their way. The
only bummer was that all of the lions were hiding in a bunch of rocks, so they
were very hard to see. And that was my last drive so it was my last chance of
seeing a leopard and it was unsuccessful! That night we had dinner with Marita
and friends at Sticks McGee. We were lucky that Joe was performing with a jazz
band that night. My uncle really enjoyed the live jazz that night.
Tuesday morning, we went on a community tour with Vernon.
I’m glad that my uncle was able to see the other side of Cape Town on top of
all of the cool things we got to do. I think it was very eye opening for him to
see the Townships. I also found it to be very valuable. I was overwhelmed by
things such as the community tour, District Six museum, and Slave Lodge tour
when we first got here. But after all that I’ve learned and seen this semester,
I felt I was able to understand and appreciate what Vernon was saying a lot
more. I also enjoyed showing my Uncle and the others Tafelsig Clinic. We then
ended his visit with a trip to the Waterfront and dinner at Mama Afrika. I made
him try the game kebobs which he enjoyed, and we had a front row seat for the
live music! I’m really bummed that he had to go back to Switzerland, but I’ll
be home to the rest of my family in 10 short days. I’m also looking forward to
seeing my relatives for graduation.
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| Abby and her Uncle Dave |
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