This past week

This past weekend we got the fantastic opportunity to go zip-lining through the Drakensberg Mountains. They ferried us up to the top of the mountain and then we zip-lined back down which was quick but so much fun. There were a few runs that i didn't have to brake on so i got going super fast which was really fun. After zipping they served us GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES for lunch which almost as good as the zip-lining. That night we had a braai and watched the rugby final. The moon bounce for the halloween party was already up so we got to play on it with Gloria's grandson which was also super fun.
The next night was halloween and we had a dress up party. I recently got my hair cut very short and i look a little bit like Fräulein Maria from the Sound of Music so my whole chalet dressed up as Sound of Music characters and we performed a few songs from the musical throughout the night which was great.
Our Zulu pen palls from the high school up the hill came on tuesday and taught us Zulu folk songs which are already coming in handy at our service site. Zulus sing all the time and being able to join in makes it even more fun.
This week i missed the first day of service sites because i caught the 24 hour flu bug that's been going around but i was only out for a day. On wednesday we had a half day at the site and in the afternoon we got to see the Drakensberg Boys choir perform! They did a Classical set the first half which was beautiful and in the second set they sang South African folk songs.
Today we worked with Ethembeni- the care center affiliated with the Mpophomei Family Center where i work. We did house visits and took food to AIDS patients the center supports and talked and prayed with them which was such an incredible blessing to be a part of. It was great to be a part of the church loving their neighbors in such a real and tangible way. This afternoon we went back to the center and i started my most recent project- bean bags and floor pillows for the play room. We don't have a sewing machine so i'll be sewing them all by hand which will be time consuming but worth it. It will great to have seating in that room.
Tomorrow we have staff training for Mpophomeni and this weekend we are going on a battle fields tour for our history class so we get to stay off campus and spend some quality time with our director, Papa Reg!