So I have finally had a chance to see more of South Africa. I must say there is a massive contrast between the Eastern Cape where I am living and the rest of the coastline I visited on the way back from Cape Town, where it felt more like being in Europe than Africa! It was great to see all of the other volunteers and hear about their stories from the various projects across the country. It seems everyone is having a great year and really making a difference at their placements J Thank you Project Trust!
I had a jam packed and much appreciated break from the project, climbing Table Mountain on New Year’s eve, sandboarding the longest ride in the country at 350m, quad-biking, mountain biking (with pushbikes?…painful), and finally jumping, or should I say pushed off the world’s highest bungee at Bloukrans Bridge – the highlight of the holiday! – type it into Youtube!!!
Arriving back in Mthatha and Thembelihle was a bit of a shock, but it definitely felt like home and I was glad to be back. I am now well settled back into teaching and am loving it more than ever. I am looking forward to meeting the new admissions this year. My favourite lesson back so far has been Group 1 Lifeskills – “the 5 senses”. I have never had so much fun with peanut butter, a ‘smelly’ sock and a hairbrush which I promised ‘wouldn’t bite’ when they put their hand in the bag with their eyes closed! YAY!
