Hi all!
All nine of us have been adjusting to our new South African lives for the past week and we've had quite the interesting time so far. After arriving at various times last Friday, we had a relaxing weekend when we visited a local market, spend time at the beach, and enjoy some bunny chow—a local delicacy consisting of a hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with meat.
We then started our first week of work. We are working at a number of diverse worksites; here is a list of where everybody is working.
Michael - South Durban Basin Area Based Management
Jonathan - South Durban Community Environmental Alliance
Marcayla - Trauma Center
Anna - Izandla Zenkosi Community Development Centre
Christy - We Help Our Children
Sam - Isiaiah 54 Children's Sanctuary
Amit - St. Monica's Children's Home
Lauren - Assegai Primary School
Monalisa - Blue Roof Wellness Centre
Before all of us arrived to South Africa, we were instructed to read the book We are the Poors by Ashwin Desai. On our first Monday settled in our guesthouse, we were surprised to learn that Ashwin was coming to dinner! It was fascinating to discuss the local community's history and social problems with him.
We will all live in the guest house for the next few days before we all switch to our respective homestays. Hopefully at that point we will have strong enough internet to have the ability to post photos along with text on our blog posts.
Until later!
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