A month in photos: March 2013
- Camping at St. Lucia, one of South Africa’s vacation destinations with three of my PCV friends Katrina, Michael and Shawn. We got to see hippos, kayak in the estuary and stroll along a gorgeous beach! A much needed weekend to celebrate the end of our first term of teaching. Did you know hippos are the most dangerous animal in Africa?
- Our second Girls on the Rise club – this time we focused on self-esteem. All the girls had to trace their hands, cut out their hand and paste their hands on their backs. Then, the girls went around and wrote positive things about each other on the hands, as if everyone was getting a “pat on the back”.
- Other random pictures: I have completed labeling all my school’s library books by reading level and subject, so now onto my favourite part in my library secondary project: DECORATING! And, as always, some pictures coming from the Battlefields PCVs and my site.
- Katrina and myself getting ready to kayak along the estuary and hang with hippos
- We’re on the estuary!
- Hippos!
- Well hey there big guy!
- Too bad we didn’t see any
- St. Lucia beach — whenever I’m by the water I feel like I’m home
- Hippo watching along the estuary bright ‘n early
- I love this picture — Katrina and Michael walkin’ along the beach
- Shawn, Mr. Wildnerness, collecting sticks for a fire. I learn something new every day!
- Toasties (the South African name for grilled cheese). Yes, we ate three each… we all live without fridges!
- Myself and the Manguzi crew — it was great to see them!
- The sun sets in the West. We’re on the Eastern coast.
- They leave the estuary and graze at night
- Hippo footprints! (p.s., anyone wanna get me new Toms?)
- What happens if a hippo runs at you? The only way to escape is to climb a tree
- Stuck sitting on the ground in between two seats on the taxi because I was the only person that could fit. And yes, we got pulled over.
- Oh, you know, just a new friend in Katie’s latrine
- LOOK AT THAT ORGANIZATION!
- Americanizing my library — I will hang this from the ceiling!
- What happens when you have no water and you have a dry tap? You try to catch rain water…
- All the potatoes grown in my school’s garden!
- Learners writing on my counterpart’s back to enhance self-esteem for our second club meeting
- My counterpart Yama’s “pat on the back”
- Girls showing off their “pats on the back”
- Beautiful sunset at Katie’s site
- Battlefields friendship bracelets
- Grade 7 is too cool for school
- Katie (Thobeka), Monica (Bongiwe) and Laura (Thandeka) ready for an epic walk through the Battlefields
- Announcing what team won my school’s sports interhouses; Ms. Mkwhanazi cheering
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