It has been a while

Okay, where do I start? I have been extremely busy over the past 4 or 5 days so I have been unable to post anything new. Last Thursday Jeff, Kate and I had a pretty rough day at the school. We had a few conversations with some students and realized how tough life is for most young people in South Africa. We were all pretty bummed after school so Jeff, Jessica, and I decided to climb Mt. Stellenbosch in the afternoon. I have some great pictures from the hike, and I definitely stepped out of my comfort zone on the climb up the mountain. There were a few times where I thought to myself "this is probably the dumbest thing I have ever done". But, in the end it was worth it because the view was absolutely amazing. On Friday, after a great day at school, the group left for the beach house on Pringle Bay. The weekend consisted of laying on the beach and swimming in the Atlantic Ocean. A few people ventured on a hike, but I was content relaxing on the beach. The scenary was once again beautiful. The pictures I have taken do not do the view justice. In order to appreciate the beauty of South Africa a person must BE HERE! However, the pictures are still amazing. We got back from Pringle Bay on Sunday night and ate dinner with our host family and chatted a bit with them.