My Last Weekend in Cape Town

Just a short note to say that my last weekend here was a fitting "ending." Saturday was spent in the largest township, Khayalitsha, working on a Habitat for Humanity house with a very large group from many of the area churches. We started seven houses, and in just about four hours times we dug the foundation, mixed the cement and laid the foundation. It's unbelievable what teamwork can get done!

On Sunday my friends Stacey and Jean and I spent the day with our driver Shamil, who took us about 3 hours outside Cape Town to Cape Agulhas, the southernmost tip of the continent. The rock formations there, though large, look more like huge pieces of driftwood--beautiful. We also waded, despite the cold, in the Indian Ocean near Cape Agulhas. We ate lunch, then drove through farmland and semi-desert to Hermanus, one of the few places in the world where you can stand on shore and see whales come very close. We saw them by the dozen, and I could have stood on that point and watched them all day.

Placement is still wonderful. I've learned so much about education in South Africa and gotten to know some wonderful teachers, staff, and learners. We really have made progress on the library, though I am leaving it with so much still to be done. . .