Khayelitsha, here we come!

Gosh it's hot and stinky in this internet cafe that I'm in this afternoon! Ick! We just came from a cricket match at the Newlands stadium. It was my first LIVE cricket match that I've ever seen. We watch it all the time on tv but we wanted to make sure that we actually attended a match while we were here. The match was South Africa versus New Zeland. Ryan took the time to explain the game to me...though I wanted to "get into" the game, I mostly enjoyed sitting on the grass and people watching the entire time. Today was a TEST match, so therefore it wasn't as exciting as it could have been. The weather was gorgeous, sunny skies with temps around 80, so I had nothing to complain about. The TEST match lasts the entire day believe it or not! We got there around 11 and leave around 4 and the game was still on!

Tonight I'm going home to pack up my stuff for 5 days in Khayelitsha, a township on the outskirts of Cape Town! I think overall we're all excited to go and experience township life for a long weekend. But here's the thing- not all of us are feeling too well. After a week at our internships a lot of us are worn out and getting sick. If you think of us, please pray that we don't get more sick! They might try to do some weird "curing" of sicknesses in the township, for all we know. The food, we've heard, is not what we're used to either. Our time will be spent mostly with the church and its youth group. We'll have to put our thinking caps on especially if they have us lead something for all the kids! Should be interesting! We come back Tuesday afternoon, and then have 5 days left in Cape Town!

hope you're all enjoying your spring!