Durban and a rugby game

This friday night we had a night off (for the first time in a long time) so the activities committee scheduled a game night with a dress and act like your roommate theme which was really funny. Everyone got really into it and we have some very distinctive personalities in this group so it was funny to see those imitated, especially by people that are normally not as animated or outgoing.
On saturday we went to the Victoria market in Durban which is an indoor market- kind of a really ghetto mall, and bought a ton of souvenirs. Every thing's much cheaper here than in Cape Town so we tried to get most of our shopping done here. It was around lunch time so we got to try bunny chow- the ultimate Durban food, which was a great. I got done shopping a little early so Adam and I walked around the corner and checked out the Emmanuel Cathedral which was such a strange experience. It is a beautiful cathedral and is so similar to so many of the cathedrals i'd been to in Europe, just a little younger- but it was surrounded by market stalls and trash and meat market and other distinctly African things. A strange mix of wealth and poverty and very different cultures.
After Durban we went to a semi-final rugby game that we found out afterward was a really big deal. We cheered for the sharks because that's what Janet told us to do and we had a great time. I don't know anything about rugby but it moves much faster than football which keeps it more interesting. About half way through the game it started pouring but we were in the cheap seats so we were covered by the overhang and safe from the rain. So the sharks won and we went home.
Sunday we went to church which was great- the pastor spoke on spiritual gifts and the physical manifestation of the holy spirit which is not something we talk about often but was really good and really encouraged a spirit of freedom. After church we had a group come with 50 djembes and lead us in a drum circle which was SO much fun! They split us into groups and beat out different rhythms for each group and had us playing some crazy stuff that sounded really good. A couple of people were clueless but for the most part everyone kept up and we had a really good time. After drums we went out and got thai for dinner which was some great variety and was surprisingly good considering the total lack of Asians in Pietermaritzburg.
This is finals week so everyone is really busy but once this week is over we get to start service sites!