Mark and Tracy went to Mark's school today to get the list of necessary school supplies. Later, they got as much as they could. Some items were confusing. For example, the list included "1x Pack 12 kokis," which, Tracy found out later, is a 12-pack of markers. Who knew?
Catherine had a difficult time at daycare today. Lots of crying, we were told. We hope she gets comfortable soon.
In the evening, we went for dinner at the home of Wikus and Heidi. Wikus is my point of contact at Stellenbosch University. Their son Steffan and daughter Rickie (sp?) were very kind to Mark and Catherine. The conversation was great, food (pasta) was awesome, and a good time was had by all.
We're ready for real life to start. We've been in the country for 12 days, and we've been out for dinner for at least half of those days.
School starts on Wednesday, and that will bring a bit of normalcy (and earlier nights for the kids) to our lives!
--Matt