Greetings from Suid Afrika! To my
millions of loyal readers, I’m sorry for being MIA this past week but we just
got Internet, and after about 6 days, I finally have a moment to sit down and
write. Mind you, it is 2:45 am, and we just got home from the bar, but I
digress. South Africa is most definitely the most amazing place I’ve ever been
to. The weather is clear and sunny every single day, the people are kind (not
to mention gorgeous), and the food is
delicious. Stellenbosch University also probably has one of the most beautiful
campuses in the world.
There are 27 AIFS kids here, and
all the international students live in the same place (my neighbors are
French). During the day we’ve mostly been doing business-like things, such as
orientation and IT, but by night, we and the rest of Stellenbosch love to let
loose. We’ve been going out almost every night. Before you have a heart attack
(Mom), you should know that South Africans do not go out simply to get drunk.
They go out to have a beer or two and be with friends, which is exactly how
we’ve been playing it. Yes, I had a beer. Yes, I drank the whole thing. Surprised? So am I.
Today we went to Cape Town, which
is about 20-30 minutes outside of Stellenbosch and is the closest big city and
the legislative capital of South Africa. Cape Town really is a fantastic place.
Of course there are lots of shops and restaurants, but there are also lots of
historical buildings and beautiful parks. It is surrounded by mountains and has
an almost pristine beach. Seriously, the beach looked like a postcard. In fact,
lots of you will probably get a postcard with that beach on it.
I suppose that’s all for now. I don’t
want to give too much away about my adventures or you’ll grow bored with me. I’m
not sure how often I’ll get to post, but now that orientation is over, I’ll
definitely do more than one giant post per week. The others will be shorter, I
promise. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go do something with my many sunburns.
Totsiens!
- Ginny
