Go Sharks!

(I wrote some of this update Saturday night, but our Internet was down all day Sunday and Monday and the power has been out today)

Update on Life:

Hello again. I know I keep promising more updates but quite honestly life isn’t too exciting at the moment. Life has fallen into routine here at African Enterprise Center. It’s pretty much like going to normal school, just in Africa. Okay so it’s pretty different than APU and normal life. I’m learning Zulu and it’s probably the hardest thing ever done academically. When I’m not in class I’m studying or hanging with people playing games and having fun or walking around this crazy place. What I’m trying to say is that one or two posts a week usually sums up the highlights of the week. However, once service projects start up in a few weeks there will be a lot more to report on.

This last weekend was fun and relaxing. We didn’t have class on Friday so the weekend started early. I went to chapel (we have chapel as a group on Mondays and Fridays) in the morning and slept most of the rest of day, because I didn’t feel well. I’m feeling a lot better now, but this weekend was a little rough. Saturday we had a Durban day. We went to the beach in the morning. In the evening we went to a Shark Rugby game. It was cool to take part in a sporting event that’s South African and not something you’d find in the States. It was cultural experience of sorts. The Sharks are a pretty big deal in Durban. They were playing New Zealand. Rugby games are awesome! I had no clue what was going on as far as rules and such but it was really intense. Even after the game was over, my understanding of Rugby is pretty limited, I know that they can only pass backwards and that tackling is allowed and they wear no protective gear. The crowd was amazing and had so much energy. Everyone had flags waving and was cheering like crazy. The Sharks won which made the game even more fun.

Sunday was relaxing. I was still getting over being sick so I slept in and did homework in the afternoon.

til next time,

Julia