In Which A Lot Has Happened
Wow, it's been a month since my last post. Yet again, whoops.
I sat down about three times during the past month to write a post, but each time I just couldn't write what I wanted to say. I think when so much is happening every day it gets to be a bit much on the brain.
Anyway, since my last post, as the title suggests, we've done a lot!
We went to the Drakensberg mountains, which are all plateaus, actually. We went to a nature reserve where we did a trail ride, and I came away with this gem of advice: Don't go on a trail ride in Africa. Sketchy. I did manage to not only get kicked by a horse, but fall off. Oh, also, don't say you have riding experience, or they will give you the Horse That Hates You.
Anyway, lets move on. We also stayed overnight in the township where we were working, which I was a bit nervous about. We hadn't had any issues security wise, so I wasn't worried about that, but I had seen a mouse running around in the building where we were supposed to sleep. On the concrete floor. Oy. Lets say it wasn't the best night's sleep I've ever had.
We were treated to a traditional Zulu meal, cooked by some of the Burlington ladies! It was tasty, except for the chicken feet, which yes, I did try. Never ever again. (To be honest, it tasted okay, but the texture and the look of it...*shudder*)
Those were some of the more interesting things that happened, so I'll move on now!
We're now in Cape Town; we flew in yesterday. (Side note: I have never flown so much as I have in the past few months. Crazy!)
Driving to the base, I kept thinking I was in New Mexico or something. There was very little green, and everything was flat. Then suddenly, mountain! Very weird landscape here. The base is interesting as well. It used to be a hotel, and the building is very old. Our room is... special. It was apparently supposed to be renovated this week, but we're here instead. I'll leave that there.
Oh, and our pillows are the weirdest things I've ever seen. Or felt. They're almost a foot thick, and hard as a rock. Not very conducive to sleep, let me tell you! Jill and I used them as body armor and crashed into each other for a while, which was the most use I think I'll get out of it. I made my own pillow out of a spare duvet, and chucked the other on top of the wardrobe.
We get the privilege of sitting in on the School of Biblical Studies this week! The lectures this morning were amazing. The SBS is a 9 month course where each book of the Bible is studied intensively. We are learning about Acts this week. I actually just finished the homework, which was reading John 14-16 and Acts 1-8. Of course, the SBS students have quite a lot more to do, but I can at least do the reading.
We don't know much about what we'll be doing for outreach here yet, but I'll try to keep you updated! Internet is free here, so it will be easier for me to keep you updated.
Love you all!
I sat down about three times during the past month to write a post, but each time I just couldn't write what I wanted to say. I think when so much is happening every day it gets to be a bit much on the brain.
Anyway, since my last post, as the title suggests, we've done a lot!
We went to the Drakensberg mountains, which are all plateaus, actually. We went to a nature reserve where we did a trail ride, and I came away with this gem of advice: Don't go on a trail ride in Africa. Sketchy. I did manage to not only get kicked by a horse, but fall off. Oh, also, don't say you have riding experience, or they will give you the Horse That Hates You.
Anyway, lets move on. We also stayed overnight in the township where we were working, which I was a bit nervous about. We hadn't had any issues security wise, so I wasn't worried about that, but I had seen a mouse running around in the building where we were supposed to sleep. On the concrete floor. Oy. Lets say it wasn't the best night's sleep I've ever had.
We were treated to a traditional Zulu meal, cooked by some of the Burlington ladies! It was tasty, except for the chicken feet, which yes, I did try. Never ever again. (To be honest, it tasted okay, but the texture and the look of it...*shudder*)
Those were some of the more interesting things that happened, so I'll move on now!
We're now in Cape Town; we flew in yesterday. (Side note: I have never flown so much as I have in the past few months. Crazy!)
Driving to the base, I kept thinking I was in New Mexico or something. There was very little green, and everything was flat. Then suddenly, mountain! Very weird landscape here. The base is interesting as well. It used to be a hotel, and the building is very old. Our room is... special. It was apparently supposed to be renovated this week, but we're here instead. I'll leave that there.
Oh, and our pillows are the weirdest things I've ever seen. Or felt. They're almost a foot thick, and hard as a rock. Not very conducive to sleep, let me tell you! Jill and I used them as body armor and crashed into each other for a while, which was the most use I think I'll get out of it. I made my own pillow out of a spare duvet, and chucked the other on top of the wardrobe.
We get the privilege of sitting in on the School of Biblical Studies this week! The lectures this morning were amazing. The SBS is a 9 month course where each book of the Bible is studied intensively. We are learning about Acts this week. I actually just finished the homework, which was reading John 14-16 and Acts 1-8. Of course, the SBS students have quite a lot more to do, but I can at least do the reading.
We don't know much about what we'll be doing for outreach here yet, but I'll try to keep you updated! Internet is free here, so it will be easier for me to keep you updated.
Love you all!
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