Howzit everyone!!?? Sorry it's been a while since my last post; had a lot going on! :D Ok well, let's first start off with classes: pretty fun, that's about it! haha Getting into the core of the classes and I'm getting much reassurance on why I chose African Studies in the first place!! Love my professors, and my classmates, so that's great!
Next, Kayamandi! Well, I could write so much about it, but for now, I'll go into just some of it. The after-school program is amazing!! Amazing, amazing, amazing!!! My boys, aka Crazy Dogs, are so much fun! Sive, Asandiso, Zokonia, Tebuho, and Izwi are a hassle, but a blessing to mentor! Every Thursday we work on a lesson, i.e. fractions, for about an hour, then, we do what the kids love to do and that's FREE TIME!! The last 2 weeks, I've been in charge of playing soccer with them...they're freakin good!! haha
Kayamandi Basketball!!! Ok, first off, I'd like to point out, this is one of the most fun things I've ever done in my life. It's not an adrenaline rush, or a big bowl of chocolate icecream, but the boys on the basketball team give me a feeling of pure joy everytime I'm with them! I'm going to try and name them all and spell them correctly, their names are difficult, to say the least. Timbalani, best player by far, Voyeeso (great ball handler), The Sia's, Sophia, Spia, Bonga (Class Clown/sick dancer), Umbungulugi (best defender), Lawanda (One of the nicest kids I've ever encountered! So pure and genuine at heart), Leslo (Only 10 but he's so fun! First to show up, last to leave!) Bossi, and Mafa (team captain and a funny kid) Ok, so I did better than I thought with spelling but the point is y'all...I've been so blessed to have these kids in my life. They've taught me so much about the importance of life!! The pureness of who they are, makes coaching them and helping them with something as simple as basketball, appreciate life so much more!! Miss a lay-up, still smiling! Get blocked, Lebron style, by coach Ryan, still smilin!! haha God has blessed me to the fullest with giving me the opportunity to help out in Kayamandi! "Even just a smile, warms the heart!"
Last, Table Mountain and Penguins/Cape Point are pretty self-explanatory through the pictures on my Facebook!! :D AMAZING times with EVEN more AMAZING people!!
Miss you all and love y'all!!
Cheers,
Ryan/R.J.
The Cape of Good Hope!!! I've wanted to go there for a long time, it's beautiful! Sounds like you're having a busy, but wonderful time.
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