Hi, all! Just saw Charlie's post about Cape Town. Anyone else decided on Cape Town? How about Namibia? I'm trying to decide whether to go at all, and if so, which trip (not sure I want to drive 300 miles solo). Anyone interested in tacking on a few days at the beginning or end of either trip? I talked with Brian at Mango Safaris today and he said it's doable, assuming flights are available.
And, like most, if not all of you, I heard all about the Kruger visit, which sounded like quite a thrill for the girls. Jenna sounds like she's really enjoying the semester so far, despite being one of the girls who came down with a stomach virus. I heard about a township school visit. Jenna was a bit saddened by the condition of the school (old, wooden desks, orange plastic chairs, only a blackboard on the wall, and not many books), but she very much enjoyed the visit. She said when she took her camera out, she was swarmed by kids who wanted to see their picture on the back of the camera. I'm sure all girls who had their cameras with them experienced that! Jenna said they are having a drought (unlike central Africa where it's flooding), and it's sunny every day. I can tell she already misses the rain. :-) They've slept out under the stars several times, and have seen the Southern Cross. The truck has a cheat sheet on southern hemisphere stars so they can figure out what they're seeing. On Saturday, they had two local girls teach their Afrikaans class.
Despite talking to Jenna for 15+ minutes, I still feel like I'm missing so much of what they are doing. If you've heard additional stories, please share! :-)
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