Second Week

Chrissy and I moved into our new flat on Friday during Ray’s reunion and have spent the last week doing everything from grocery shopping to finding hair care products! In the midst of the activities we spent Sunday at Rhodes Memorial Restaurant to meet all the other Ambassadorial Scholars in this part of South Africa! Monday was Youth Night at the Newlands Rotary Club so brief presentations were given by early actors, Interact, Rotaract, and an Ambassadorial Scholar (me!). Although Rotarians themselves are usually of a more senior generation, it is wonderful to see the support and leadership development of youth people in community service. In regards to my ‘American accent’ it was quite sweet when one of the Interact girls approached me after my presentation to say “what is wrong with your English?” J

This past week has been filled with Post-Graduation Orientation and Registration at University of Cape Town. As with any university there has been a lot of paperwork and meetings but the staff at UCT have been very friendly and helpful! For an escape from all the logistics, Chrissy and I spent Tuesday afternoon visiting some of her friends and their adorable litter of golden retriever puppies. We enjoyed the sunset at Camps Bay (minus the intense wind & sand combination) while listening to Chrissy and her friends play the guitar. I look forward to a relaxing weekend before classes start on Monday. Please comment, email, gchat, call, or write me if there is anything in particular you would like me to discuss. ALSO, come visit!! J