My Week At A Glance

Got on a plane knowing no one (a little scary) and headed for South Africa…leaving all my best friends behind!

Arrived in Cape Town (already feeling like I was in the process of making new friends)

1^st full day (Monday):

Ate breakfast at our hotel (sandwiches anyone??? Strange for breakfast)!

Had a lesson.

Wrote down 10 things we wanted to do/accomplish before we left Cape Town

Went on a city tour (took a stop at Waterfront for a quick lunch)

Ate dinner at Moyo (an amazing African culture restaurant)

Went to a bar with everyone! (Awesome keyboard guy)

Day 2 (Tuesday):

Ate breakfast at the hotel

Had a guest speaker on Apartheid

Had the afternoon off (I got some much needed sleep)Ate at Quay Four

Day 3 (Wednesday):

Lesson on strengths

Scavenger hunt (great pictures…but unfortunately we didn’t use my camera)

Sunset/Champaign Cruise

Ate at Quay Four (again!!)

Day 4 (Thursday):

Guest speaker (Kevin Chaplin) spoke about the story of Amy Beihl, The Amy Beihl

Foundation, and leadership/service

Drove by and through some of the townships

Went to an afterschool program and watched the children as they put on a dance show for

us (they were all so cute…can’t wait till service week!!)

Day 5 (Friday):

Ate breakfast at the hotel

Had a short lesson on values

Hiked Table Mountain (it was intense)

Ate lunch and the top of Table Mountain

Ate dinner at a Mexican restaurant (yummy!)

Went to long street and hung out with everyone at the bars (even met some cool locals)

Day 6 (Saturday)

Went to Old Biscuit Mill (a place where people set up a bunch of food

venues…AMAZING food)

Went to the Green Market (got some presents for the fam/friends)

Walked from the Green Market to the Waterfront (we didn’t even get lost!!)

Ate in for the night (bread and pesto from Old Biscuit Mill)

Everyone hung out in some of they guys room and went to the hotel bar

Day 7 (Sunday)

Went to Hillsong Church (such an amazing experience)

-the sermon was on pressure and your soul

Ate lunch in my room

And now I am writing this blog

We also have a group dinner tonight!

I think we are going salsa dancing tonight!

-Anna White