I leave tomorrow!! I can't believe it is here! I received my placement a few days ago - I will be working in Luthando Educare - a "creche" (daycare) in Guguletu township. The kids are between 6 months and 6 years old. I have been reading some blogs from past volunteers who worked in this setting and they had nothing but wonderful things to say about it. Our first day volunteering is Tuesday and I can't wait!... As excited as I am, I am already sad about leaving behind my 3 boys (dan+cats) I will miss them so much!
Half day of school tomorrow-> home to get suitcase-> off to the airport!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
thoughts
Well, I am now one week away from departure! So much to do, but so very excited. Shockingly enough, I am all packed and organized for the trip. I am switching classrooms at school so that is the main thing on my mind now. Everything needs to packed up and ready to be moved by the last day since that is when I leave. switching classrooms=about the worst. I am also a terrible organizer as people who have lived with me or breathed near me can attest to, so that makes it a little more difficult. It will all get done, it just takes a lot of work.
I am still waiting on my placement for South Africa to find out where I will be volunteering. I am hoping to be placed in a school, so fingers crossed! We got our volunteer schedules this week. We volunteer each day from about 7:30-1, then come back to the home base, eat lunch, and then they have some type of activity for us most days. Things like language lessons, guest speakers, and tours of the area. It really sounds like an amazing program. We have weekends free for personal travel and day trips.
Thank you to my sweet friends and family for the going away presents and loans for my trip! love you all! and HI MARY! of course my sweet baby sister wanted a shout-out.
I am still waiting on my placement for South Africa to find out where I will be volunteering. I am hoping to be placed in a school, so fingers crossed! We got our volunteer schedules this week. We volunteer each day from about 7:30-1, then come back to the home base, eat lunch, and then they have some type of activity for us most days. Things like language lessons, guest speakers, and tours of the area. It really sounds like an amazing program. We have weekends free for personal travel and day trips.
Thank you to my sweet friends and family for the going away presents and loans for my trip! love you all! and HI MARY! of course my sweet baby sister wanted a shout-out.
countin' down to capetown
Welcome to my first blog ever! Pepperandpoppy I am not, but I hope to keep you semi entertained and most of all informed of my adventures while I am away. Okay- I'll admit it. The main reason I started this blog is because a stroke of genius hit when I thought of the name South Afrikeal. I mean c'mon, we can't let that creativity go to waste!
ANYWAY- the countdown is on. I leave for South Africa on June 14th. WHAT. I actually leave the last day of school, which as all teachers know is crazy enough on its own...well I'll have plenty of flight time to rest up and relax, right? right. I go from Newark-> Nova Scotia-> London->Capetown. See? plenty of flight time! We'll see how relaxed I will actually be during those flights.I am lucky enough to have a long layover in London, so I will actually get to leave the airport and spend the day in the city before coming back for the last leg of the trip.
I hope to post at least a few times a week in South Africa. Hope you will come back and visit and read all about my adventures!
ANYWAY- the countdown is on. I leave for South Africa on June 14th. WHAT. I actually leave the last day of school, which as all teachers know is crazy enough on its own...well I'll have plenty of flight time to rest up and relax, right? right. I go from Newark-> Nova Scotia-> London->Capetown. See? plenty of flight time! We'll see how relaxed I will actually be during those flights.I am lucky enough to have a long layover in London, so I will actually get to leave the airport and spend the day in the city before coming back for the last leg of the trip.
I hope to post at least a few times a week in South Africa. Hope you will come back and visit and read all about my adventures!
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