Day 35: Rugby? Nope.
Day 36:
Day 37: I met three little girls at a rugby match. When they found out I wasn’t married and I didn’t have a boyfriend, they were shocked. They said I was very nice and pretty. I told them to tell the boys that. On another note, Institute is way more fun when you sit by Mechaeler Horner. Mostly because when everyone else is delving into deep [possibly false] doctrine, you and Mechaeler are playing with her baby cousin.
Day 38: Went to King William’s Town to eat dinner with the missionaries and sleep, and wake up the next day to see the King sites. The best part was that I was awoken in the middle of the night in a strange place with the wind howling and rain pounding by some man trying to turn on the light of my bedroom (which didn’t work). Yup. I got no sleep that night. (But don’t worry, the man actually lived at that house, he was looking for a key to something and didn’t know that I was there. Of course, why I had to find out about this in the morning and not immediately after being terrified, I don’t know.)
Day 39: Did I get to meet the sister of one of South Africa’s most famous anti-apartheid leaders, Bantu Steve Biko? Why, yes. Yes I did. Be jealous.
Day 40: I went to the grocery store intending to buy food. I came out with a large bunch of spinach and four boxes of biscuits (cookies).
Day 41: Sandal tan is coming along nicely, for it being winter and all.
Day 42: You know what is the best? Getting invited to a birthday party when you have never met the birthday-haver or any of the guests except your roommate. You know what is the worst? Actually going to said birthday party.
Day 43: Here is how you become best friends with the amaXhosa: Step 1) say, “Nditheta isiXhosa kancinci.” Step 2) before they have a chance to speak say, “Hayi! Ndiyaxoka!” (Translation: I speak a little Xhosa. *Pause* No! I’m telling lies!) Then they say “Tshini!” and everybody high-fives.
Day 44: It is a fact, universally acknowledged, that no matter where you are in the world, Chinese food is often the only food worth eating*.
*Except in China.
Day 45: Dear family, I’m glad we’re family. Mostly because you gave me SNL Presidential Bash 2000 and the sense of humor to enjoy it. Love, Heather
Day 46: I might have had the number one fish and chips in the world (minus the chips—not number one). Be jealous.
Day 47: Woke up in the middle of the night and realized I am halfway through my stay and I have done about 1/8th of my homework. Spent the entire day doing homework.
3 comments:
Heather is awesome! End of story, I think that should go with the post of each day :) I like your stories!
I really enjoyed reading your posts about each day. I have had similar experiences here in Tonga. For one thing I have gone to more rugby games than I ever thought I would and have met some pretty interesting people. Second, people here ask me if I've found a Tongan moa (boyfriend) yet and when I tell them no they ask me "well why not?" how do you answer that question anyway? Keep up the good work and blog posts!
I really like the daily post. It's fun to see a condensed version of your week and month to see how things are going and remember funny things too. Hope things are finishing up the way you want. Good luck!
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