Tonight, April 25, was my first night in Oceanview with my homestay sisters
, Virginia and Berna. I may have stated earlier in my other blogs that they are high school teachers for one of the main languages of South Africa, Afrikans. They are really sweet, and they cooked a great meal for us on our first night. My fears of not having good slowly began to go away..we were off to a good start. :) Went to bed that night in my own bed and myown room, which was nice because I have been sharing a room with a roommate or even three other girls for all my time in South Africa.
, Virginia and Berna. I may have stated earlier in my other blogs that they are high school teachers for one of the main languages of South Africa, Afrikans. They are really sweet, and they cooked a great meal for us on our first night. My fears of not having good slowly began to go away..we were off to a good start. :) Went to bed that night in my own bed and myown room, which was nice because I have been sharing a room with a roommate or even three other girls for all my time in South Africa.The next day, April 26, a van picks up the people who are at Oceanview in home stays to bring us to Bible Institute (BI) in Kalk Bay for class. We have another history and culture class of South Africa, and after class Virginia and berna pick us up from BI & tell us that they are going to take us around the city. Brianna and I were quite excite to get shown around by people who have lived in South Africa all their lives. We drove down the Atlantic Seaboard, stopping at Ch
apman's Peak, Hout Baii, Llandudno, Camps Bay, Bantry Bay, a quick stop through Kirstenbosch Gardens, and then the Capetown Soccer Stadium. And of course...we took pictures at each place. :) They even showed us where they grew up before being forcibly removed from Noordhoek because of the Group Areas Act, which forced them into Oceanview. Later that night, they took us to Grandwest Casino, which was like a mini Vegas, but with a theater, ice skating rink, bowling alley, arcade, and even mini theme park for kids. IT was really fun and great people watching! :)
apman's Peak, Hout Baii, Llandudno, Camps Bay, Bantry Bay, a quick stop through Kirstenbosch Gardens, and then the Capetown Soccer Stadium. And of course...we took pictures at each place. :) They even showed us where they grew up before being forcibly removed from Noordhoek because of the Group Areas Act, which forced them into Oceanview. Later that night, they took us to Grandwest Casino, which was like a mini Vegas, but with a theater, ice skating rink, bowling alley, arcade, and even mini theme park for kids. IT was really fun and great people watching! :)On APril 27, the entire group of students and I went on a Peninsula Tour. Seeing the Cape of Good Hope was my favorite thing about today. It wa so fun to be able to walk up to the lighthouse and look o
ver where both the Indian and Atlantic 
Ocean meet. That was so crazy to me! Looking out into the oceans was so peaceful, and I was able to get some really good pictures. Later in the day, our group went to Boulders Beach, where there are tons of penguins! :) It was funny to see so many in one place!
ver where both the Indian and Atlantic 
Ocean meet. That was so crazy to me! Looking out into the oceans was so peaceful, and I was able to get some really good pictures. Later in the day, our group went to Boulders Beach, where there are tons of penguins! :) It was funny to see so many in one place!On April 28, I had History and Culture of South Africa class once more. Today was especially cool, because we watched the DVD entitled Amandla, which was about music and the change music endured during the Apartheid regime. Amandla, which means power in Zulu, also talked about how music was the hope for people of South Africa during such an oppressive time. It was their strength, and it was a way to express themselves. It was a very powerful DVD, and I learned so much from it. Later that night, our group was supposed to go to a Redbull soccer extravaganza, but it got cancelled because of very very windy weather. Right now in Capetown, it is winter, so we actually have been really lucky that it hasn't been raining that much. :)
On Thursday, April 29, our group journeyed out to Stellenbosch and Spier. Both cities are some of the top-producing wine places of South Af
rica. These cities are beautiful, but after doing the township tour of Langa, the difference between the two areas is massive. The areas of Stellenbosch and Spier have been very much maintained with that old Victorian style. I remember having to think to myself once on the Stellenbosch and Spier trip if even I was still in the same South Africa that had all these townships and rural areas. The vineyards and the land were jsut so beautiful, I couldn't imagine, even though I knew, that jsut a couple cities down was the oldest township of the western cape, Langa. In Spier, we were not able to walk around the city, but it was very relaxing to just walk around the vineyards and picnic areas. This week has been pretty jam-packed, but it's been alot of fun, and Friday is not even here yet....Until next time...
rica. These cities are beautiful, but after doing the township tour of Langa, the difference between the two areas is massive. The areas of Stellenbosch and Spier have been very much maintained with that old Victorian style. I remember having to think to myself once on the Stellenbosch and Spier trip if even I was still in the same South Africa that had all these townships and rural areas. The vineyards and the land were jsut so beautiful, I couldn't imagine, even though I knew, that jsut a couple cities down was the oldest township of the western cape, Langa. In Spier, we were not able to walk around the city, but it was very relaxing to just walk around the vineyards and picnic areas. This week has been pretty jam-packed, but it's been alot of fun, and Friday is not even here yet....Until next time...
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