Friday March 27

Friday morning and afternoon I spent at Cloetesville Secondary School. I taught a lesson about the Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis. The students have been learning about the Cold War and it was my responsibility to discuss and teach about the United States' involvement in the "conflict" with communism. The students were very receptive and active during my lesson, all of them were hanging on every word I was saying, probably because I am just a difference face than their usual teacher. After school on Friday Jeff and I climbed Mt. Stellenbosch. We took some great pictures of the valley below and the city and villages in the area. I have been shocked at the tremendous beauty all over the region. I was farely scared climbing the mountain because I have never done anything like that before, but I made it! After we climbed the mountain we went to a brai (briy) with everyone in the group. A brai is like a barbeque, and they definitely know how to BBQ in South Africa. We had lamb, chicken, sausage, potato salad, chips, and of course, wine. For the first time on the trip we were able to go out and experience the night life in Stellenbosch. We went to a couple of local pubs and participated in some of the festivities with some locals. Overall it was a great night and I had to take care of a few of the people on the trip, but it was a lot of fun.