January 3, 2007
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
By Carolyn Bolt
Cape Town Baptist Seminary
Two large vans awaited us to take us on our upcoming adventures. We carefully jammed all of our luggage in. Driving was definitely an adventure as they drive on the left side of the road here. We even need to be more mindful when we are walking in order to avoid being hit by the cars that come from the opposite direction than we are used to. It took about twenty more minutes of traveling by car from the airport until we reached the seminary at which we will be staying for the next week or so.
We were greeted with open arms by the staff. The students are all on summer holiday, so we pretty much have the place to ourselves! Shortly after our arrival, everyone scattered to check out their rooms, and most importantly, the much needed showers! The ratio of about one shower to every six people may be a bit of obstacle. Everyone quickly changed into their shorts and t-shirts! I apologize to all of you freezing in the Midwest.
Today was a low key, relaxed day. A group of us went shopping at the local market for lunch food. We utilized our math skills to convert the prices over from Rands to dollars in our heads. After lunch, Annie’s presentation, and a few name games, we headed out for dinner at Marco’s African Place. This African restaurant is one of the few owned and run by native Africans. We have officially named the adventurous people in the group as the ones who tried the ostrich, deer, or seafood soup.
After a fun night on the town, we headed back to crash for an early night as we are still recovering from our jetlag. Miss you all!
