Tripper Knows Best

View from the coffee shop me and Vim went to for a meeting.

 So where do I start? This past week and a half has been an incredibly hectic, fun, whirlwind adventure. I have jumped from one new adventure to the next, barely having enough time to stop and breathe. Yet its been exactly what I wanted so far. Cape Town is beyond beautiful, with long stretches of beach within reach of breathtaking views from Table Mountain. Just amazing.

Its hard to not like that view while driving.

Rugby in the park

                 So in the last week I have gone to the beach (It is summer after all), experienced the wonderful cuisine scene here (Braii and Bunny Chow!), been on an never ending search for the perfect smoothies (hello Kauai!), met some awesome people, partied on the 31st floor of one of the tallest buildings in Cape Town (Entrance fee of $3, same place in the states would easily be $100), and seen the polar opposite living conditions and education opportunities that Cape Town has to offer.

Playing in the school courtyard

As for my current position, it couldn't have gotten off to a better start. It was currently a week long school holiday here, and the vivacious and wonderful Vimbai and I led a holiday program for the learners (students) in the after school math programs. Averaging forty children a day, we took them to the movies this past Tuesday, to the beautiful Company Gardens in downtown Cape Town Wednesday, and Thursday and Friday were spent at the school playing soccer, knee tag (shout out to Kenwood and Evergreen), watching movies and going over life skills. All in all a very fun but tiring endeavor that turned out to be a huge success.

All my children in their "two by two" line walking through Company Gardens.

I hope to update more often so that i'm not writing about 50 million things and writing huge generalizations. Next time will be more detailed, hopefully turning into at least a weekly thing. Hope everyone at home and abroad is well.