Last Day at Brooklands

Today was my last day at Brooklands Primary School. After spending three weeks with the 3rd graders it was difficult to say goodbye. I made a slide show of pictures about myself, Michigan, and the USA. They LOVED it and had so many questions to ask me. All the students made me cards (most heart shaped) and wrote me letters and gave them to me as they left. SO CUTE! I wish I could take all the students home with me, but I guess the letters will just have to do.

Tomorrow, the whole group is headed to the Southern Cape for some baby lion petting, zip lining, cave exploring, and most likely the big bridge jump....Hopefully I make it back alive!

Oh, and Mom, Dad, and Sarah get here on Friday! SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!

Me and my fantastic class!



One of my students and the card she made me :)



More pictures from my many adventures!

Due to the slowest internet EVER, I can't seem to load many photos right now :(
I was also planning on loading pictures from....
-shark cage diving
-the ManU soccer game
-our west coast trip
-the close baboon encounter
-cricket
-climbing Table Mountain

Hopefully I'll have better luck later this weekend.

Standing infront of the field at the Ajax Cape Town vs Manchester United soccer game in Cape Town Stadium!

One of our baboon friends. We drove up to this pull off where we were supposed to see a beautiful view of coast of Cape Town, but this big guy was sitting there with a couple friends so we couldn't get out of the car.

Sunset on the beach at Langebaan, the town we stayed at last weekend.

 

 Standing at the most southern point in Africa, Cape Agulhes, where the Indian and Alantic Oceans meet!



Hello!

Wow! So much has happened since my last update. Last week at school, one of the first grade teachers was out for the whole week. Nataly (another MSU student) and I found ourselves teaching the class by ourselves all week. Holy craziness!! We survived and what an experience to have under our belts! This week, I spent a day with a 4^th grade class, a kindergarten class, and a 3^rd grade class- helping the teacher this time, not teaching alone!

This past weekend, the whole group met up again and headed to Langebaan, a town right on the water. We stayed the weekend at a bed and breakfast called Friday Island located directly on the beach! The weather was absolutely beautiful and we spent the weekend playing in the ocean, exploring the coast, star gazing on the beach, and eating delicious food! We also visited a San village where people live in huts, make their clothes from animal skins, and start fire with sticks. While on the walk through the village, I saw a ZEBRA IN THE WILD!!

Tonight the group is getting together to learn how to play cricket. This should be very entertaining…

Tomorrow, assuming the weather forecast stays true (sunny and 67!), we’re headed to climb Table Mountain. FINALLY!

Our lovely pyramid on the beach at Langebaan.

The Scrupulous Turkadillos at Bloubergstrand.