waterfall.

Fail.

i cannot believe that i was here for a whole semester and i never knew about the waterfalls....

there are like abillion of them. and when i say a billion i mean four..ha

It was a bit of a walk...ryno our guide had to bring his machette to cut away at the wild bush..that def cut me all over.

We got to the first one..and wanted to get on top..so we climbed it... then we just kept going and going...

before we knew it we were here..at this beautiful waterfall!

I never even knew it was there..or else i would have killed it a few times before leaving.. ha

This is us after we conquered it. Jillian can eat this. all her dvd's are not as cool and exhausting as climbing to this waterfall!

accomplished.

the duck cole.

Well this is my friend cole, the duck. He has come on my travels with me to south africa. He sometimes likes to take pictures with stuff.. so i have to comply to him and do so.

One of my best friends chanel gave me cole to take with me. I have taken pictures of him at various places to remind my SA family that they are with me!

The cat in the background is tiger.. :)

One lazy rainy after noon in the dinning hall hanging out cuz it was too wet to do anything outside...cept... RUN IN THE GAME RESERVE!

Its really funny to see all the new students in aw of the game reserve... its like they never seen something so amazing... and its because they havent. I guess i now know how i looked like when i first saw the game reserve... such a beautiful moment to see some of the girls on my freshman hall see this beautiful place. :)

Jessie and I went on a run while it was semi/raining.. it was great... we got really wet. ha but it was work it.

this sat i think i will be joining them on their saturday outing to the birds of prey and pmb tour... we are all going to get sun burnt!!! i remember we all did nothing the day after cuz we were all soooo burnt..haha Good times.. hope to have alot more of those while i am here again!

a moment worth waiting for.

well...they are here!! best moment ever!

the apu students arrived and i got the biggest huge from all the girls i knew coming and my best friend jessie. I have missed them dearly but it was such an amazing moment to see them come to a place that i love.

It was amazing to show them around the campus and in the game reserve...we also saw some zebra along the route...and it was their first day!!!! loved it... loved being here with some of my best friends...even if i am in a new role..it is worth it. :)

Well on sunday the foxfire left for training so i had some time to say goodbye as well as encourage them in their training for the next month. I was getting to the point where i was getting close to them but it wasnt too painful to say goodbye.. didnt want to start that process again.

Today i got to go to the mall with the.... good ole mall runs with a whole bunch of americans. But got to stop by mug and bean... brought back many memories... and paying the "bull" haha good times. Def missed some people there today. But once again got to help some people out and where to shop and what to buy...so that made me feel useful.

well another week of work..but i feel a bit more at home now that the apu students have arrived. but i am greatful for the time i had here alone...made me appreciate the moments that i get with my best friends. And i know imma never forget the moments ive had here in sa..and the moments that are yet to come.

:)

mall run

well first mall run for ya. The mall is as every mally as it was before... man.. being there brought back so many good times... excited to have that happen again.... a bit of a culture shock going there..but i was fine. ha but the good thing is that since i have been here... i kinda know what to buy and what not to and where the cheapest items are...so saving a butt load of money compared to the first time

mug and bean. game. pick n pay. nandossss!

it was great... got me my post cards and shampoo!! i am set now!!! adventure on!

and since i have been only with other south africans...def picking up the accent sooooooo much rite now... its crazy.

but once those americans get here.... prob going to loose it again.. ha

well just a little update!

cheers!

:)

the game reserve

sadly..i did not bring my camera... so no pics for this one...wait.. just one ha

well woke up at 6:30... naturally... so decided to go on a run and come back for breakfast and work stuff...

Man guys.. the game reserve is so ever the same. cept right when i was going up the first big hill ... the little dog, candy, shows up. yeah wasnt expecting to see a regular old dog in the reserve ha Then as i was heading back down the zebras were blockin my way!!! I was still as stunned to see them like the first time i ever saw one.... brought back so many memories with running with people in the reserve and seeing our black and white friends. The four zebras were not making much of an effort to get out of my way so i had to slowly crep through them... not going to lie i was a bit scared... never encounter them that close so i kept looking at them straight in the eye to make sure they wouldnt charge..ha. man i missed them alot... :) I know we named them... Chanel who went with me the first time , named them... i will try to remember to called them by their proper surnames. :)

Got to the top and the sun was in its full swing of light! I missed this sooooo much. What i dont miss is the humidity, but it was worth it anyways. :)

Anyways, well just working on some sports ministry stuff for today. Going to give the fox fires a seminar on sports ministry. Not sure what to expect..but i am excited for it. :)

here is a pic of me and the cat.... early this morning. :)

only a few more days will the apu students get here. as well as my best friend Jessie. I am excited to be able to do this journey with some of my closest friends by my side! been missin them alot these past few days.

:)

Picture updates!

proof that i am actually back and it is not a dream.

it was a perfect day today. but this is where i will be for the next few months.

saw a few monkeys today... still flips me out a bit to see them..instead of a squirrel or something.

Not going to lie...i miss my SA family...i keep thinking they are going to pop up somewhere... but no one does. but i know this is where i should be. been meeting some of the other interns and the fox fires here. The fox fires are a youth based group of young adults that split up into four groups and serve throughout south africa. I get to write there bio's this week so i will be getting to know them all indirectly.. but it should be good. :)

This is bear.. he kept me company for the whole trip.

but i know others will be joining me soon and i cannot wait!

Well just another update for ya.

:)

I am back!

after about 27 hours of flying. 3 transfers. and a 40 min drive down the freeway on the opposite side of the road...i made it to AE south africa!!!

driving up that road again was so amazing and i was so excited to see a place that i saying i would return.and here i am :)

got introduced to a bunch of the staff that surprisingly remembered my name. Got to eat some and then went up to my cottage on the hill... gonna take some getting used to climbing all the way up there.

took a nap for an hour due to the lack of sleep i got traveling. then headed to dinner.

tomorrow i will find out what i will be doing and what not. so excited for that.

on sat the apu students get here...so excited to see some amazing people step foot on this campus. and i will be there to welcome them!

well just a quick update. cheers for now!