RUGBY WEEKEND!

this past weekend was a fun one! it was our friend kelly's birthday, so we went to a rugby game and it was rowdy! those fans were insane! pushing all over the place. and i had no idea, still don't, on how the game of rugby actually works so i would just cheer when everyone else did. except once i cheered and the guy next to me told me that i wasn't supposed to cheer then, oops! but a fun experience. 

the weather is starting to get really nice so we have been to the beach the past few days! its so beautiful. on side is the beach and the other side is mountains. it's all right there and it's wild to see. we swam out to some rocks and laid out there for a while. some days its so nice and you want to do nothing but be outside, today it was really windy though, sand get everywhere and pelts you when its too windy.. but it's only going to get nicer from here on out! 

 a week or so ago, we went to the District 6 museum which is the museum of the "city" i guess where  "colored" people lived (neither black nor white) during Apartheid until they were removed and all the houses they lived in were destroyed. i may or may not have all my facts straight, but for the most part i think i'm correct... anywho, the government declared that place an "white-only" area, thus forcing those people to leave because of the prime location of District Six. After Apartheid ended in 1994(?) the some residents were given their land back and they are rebuilding some of the land. a short (and hopefully correct) history lesson for everyone! but it was a cool museum! 

after the museum there is this bakery called Charly's Bakery that had the best little goodies to eat and the building was so cool! the treats reminded me of something Brenda would make:) all so cute. 

as for my work at the pool, it's all going really well! the kids love it. i was sick on friday (i blame the (FREEZING) water of the pool, but when i couldn't come in friday, all my little kids apparently cried! i can never miss a day again! that just shows how much of a treat it is for them to be able to get in a pool. they absolutely love it! whenever i walk down the halls they always yell to me "Teacher, Teacher, will we swim this week?!" every time i see on of them. and i was only doing up to grade 3 but i had some older kids ask their teachers if they could swim too. so doing something so little as swimming with them 35 minutes, once a week is something they really get to enjoy and i love that i can be the one to do that for them. 

i found out that the school cant afford to heat the pool so i will tough it out! it the kids can do it so can i. They are so amazed at how well i can swim. they are always asking me to do laps for them to watch. when i told them i was a lifeguard they asked for my autograph as if i was some famous person, maybe at HF2 pool i am haha but they're just silly and so sincere! and i got a waterproof watch and they are always so concerned that i wear it in the water and warn me to take it off.  

another thing i find so funny is that they call swim suites "bathers" or "costumes" and when boys wear speedos they call them "bather panties" haha. but in the house that i live in we get to take a language lesson once a week so i'm learning some swim terms in Afrikaans! like "kick", "blow bubbles", "big arms", "put your face in" it's fun! this week i'm going to try to take some pictures of the pool and my kiddies so i can show you all where i work. 

this week i also started doing a placement in the afternoons at Etafini where i was doing work the first week. It was so much fun to go back today after 3 weeks and all the kids remember my name and get to play with them again! 

whoa, sorry for the long post. i had a lot to tell you! hope you're enjoying the blog! i miss home and all my friends, family and supporters! it means so much to me to have your thoughts and concerns with me!  sending my love to you all the way from Cape Town!!!  <3>

also sorry these pix are all out of order and stuff, im not that computer savy. enjoy until next time!:)

the rocks we climbed!

the wonderful beach!

Charly's Bakery! so fun!

Charly's Bakery with the cute pedafores(sp?)

my friend Zach. mom he's the one from cherry creek! small world!

the game!