Writing from Africa.

It's been one month since I left, though it feels like only a week has gone by. The Traveling School is ineffable. It's so fun, though it's still a lot of work. The girls are great, and so far we've all gotten along. Some of my favorite activities we've done so far are: Kruger NP, but that's somewhat of a given... we saw all of the big 5, and that's supposed to be pretty lucky I guess. We rock climbed through out the first 2 weeks, and we also did a crazy rapell (about 300 ft) right next to a waterfall. We also swam in the waterfall, which was literally the coldest water I've ever felt. We visited the Battle field of Blood River, and we acted out the war all over again, WITH the teachers. We threw water ballons at each other--at 5:30 in the morning. It was awesome. Recently, we did the Amphitheater hike, which was beautiful, and on that hike we saw the world's second highest waterfall, but due to the drought South Africa is having, there was hardly any water. This week, we visited an orphanage, which was probably one of the most eye opening experiences I've ever had. We played games with the kids, and spent the rest of the afternoon with them. It has inspired me to donate or do something for these kids, because they were absolutely great. And I got some pictures, so yeah. Look forward to seeing those. We also went to a Zulu healing ceramony. It was in a small hut, completely filled with locals. They spoke Zulu through out the entire ceramony (obviously), so we didn't understand anything, but it was enough just being there and watching it. They were very into it, and I have rarely seen that kind of excitement at home. Today we are going to a traditional Zulu wedding, and I can't wait... we also get to see the indian ocean today! Looking forward to writing my next post to let you all know how/what we are doing at The Traveling School!
Until the next post...
Jenna