On Sunday, we went on a “Pen. tour” (of the Cape Peninsula,
including Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope) with the study abroad group. It
was a bit rainy but that didn’t stop us at all. Mark spotted a whale! And we also
saw zebra, ostriches, and baboons, not to mention beautiful mountains and
oceans. We were probably the tour guide’s favorite people on the bus because we
didn’t fall asleep, asked lots of questions, and laughed at most of his jokes.
Monday, we moved into a sweet “Garden Flatlet”. God really
answered our prayers on this one as it is less than we’d budgeted!, has it’s
own kitchen, and is in a lovely setting. Also, great landlady who works at UCT
and gave us champagne on the first night…and hot coffee the next morning
because she didn’t think we would have had time to get grocery staples. Wow. We
are so thankful. It’s a 15 minute walk to the stop where the nearest free
campus bus stops.
Other than that, we’ve gone to some UCT Orientation events,
but really, they should have asked Mark, former JBU Orientation Director, for
some pointers because it was pretty lame. We’ve successfully shopped for
household items, food, a wireless internet router, and other miscellaneous
items.
Future posts include:
- the incredible hospitality we’ve been recipients of
- differences between our other Africa experiences and South
Africa
- our new friends (through Sarah Kropp) who had a new baby
this week and have generously opened their home to us.
TODAY! We got to take public busses out to visit Ruth and
Gina, my Zambian sister, housemate, best friend. I am still kinda in shock that
they’re also here in Cape Town, and Ruth and I had a very nice time talking…a
lot. Mark and Gina were lumped together a bit since Ruth and I were just
talking so much. It’s a huge blessing to have a close friend nearby.
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