Whirlwind

So much has happened over the past week since we left AE, I don't even know where to begin. On top of that, the reason I have yet to blog has to do with the fact that the place I am currently staying has no internet. That being said, I am at an internet cafe. Yes, an internet cafe-- a whole new world more like it. Tracking down internet is quite a feat. The good news is, next week starting Dec. 3, I leave the bed and breakfast where myself and half the group is currently staying and we all head our separate ways into the last leg of the journey known as home stays. I met my "home stay family" this past week and found out that they do indeed have internet. WAHOO! I'll tell you more about home stays when I'm actually doing them, but for now, I'm going to do a super quick overview of this past week. 

We left AE (Pietermaritzburg) bright and early last Saturday morning and began our journey along the South African coast, or what is better known as the Garden Route. We stopped over at different hotels along the way (all located directly on the beach, I might add), and this lasted for the next 4 nights until, finally, we arrived at our final destination in Fish Hoek (pronounced Hook), a city about 45 minutes outside of Cape Town. We are here for the next three weeks and halfway through that time, the group of us at the bed and breakfast will switch with the group currently at home stays. It is sad and different being split up from the group. We all love and miss each other a lot, even after such a short period of time. 

Here are some pictures from the Garden Route, and that will give you a better idea of what went on during that trip (one of the highlights included bungy jumping off the highest bridged bungy in the world--something everyone should do at least once in their life, naturally). The past three days, since we arrived in Fish Hoek, have been spent mostly in Cape Town-- one of the most beautiful cities in the world, for sure. I can't upload a ton of pictures just yet because of my lack of internet, but for now, here a few main snapshots. 

Climbing through the Conga Caves with Christa!

5-4-3-2-1 BUNGYYY!!!!! 

Coming into Cape Town

Inside the caves

Baby Tigers!!!!

Simba and Nola

Finally arrived in Fish Hoek

Cape Town

Eating a Gatsby...biggest sandwich of my life

Table Mountain and Cape Town! 

On a Catamaran circling the cape.
That's one of the World Cup stadiums to the right of my head

Yup. I jumped off that bridge. 709 foot free fall! 

Lastly, I'd like to leave you with some encouragement and verses that spoke to me this morning....

Phil 4:11

"...for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am..."

2 Peter 1:5-10

"Add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble."

Be blessed!!! And Happy (late) Thanksgiving!