I'm not sure whether I had mentioned the Apartheid Museum, but we visited it roughly a week before school started. Interactive, extensive and an architectural marvel, it was, without a doubt, the best museum I've been to in this country to date.
Our landlady is officially living on the property! She is taking a break from her travels and has made her home the fully functioning shed out back. We're finally getting the true South African communal living experience!
Yesterday, we made a quick trip to Constitution Hill to tour the prison and walk the steps. It's amazing when you visit a museum that has been so carefully preserved. It's like ripping a chunk out of the past and tossing it into the future, or eavesdropping in on a hushed conversation that you really weren't meant to hear. It's enticing, compelling and heartbreaking all at once.
As for work Heather just arrived home from a trip to Durban and she's reaching the climax of her work experience here. Dave is currently in Cape Town for his temporary job at Witt's and is also working on a few side projects (ex. The never-ending book). If you are interested, I'm sure I could coax a few minutes out of them to do a full write up on their positions.
School continues. Life halts for no man. We work, we school, we try to fit in a bit of typically touristy stuff in between the cracks. I've got one month till the beginning of exams, and midterm break is this Friday to next Monday for Rory and I, and Bethy has hers all of this week! Which brings us to our next topic of conversation; looking towards the future.
As I mentioned, we are off on our midterm break very shortly. To celebrate this and Thanksgiving (I know that it was last week. We saved it for the public holiday), we are going hiking in the Drakensberg Mountains for three days. Hopefully, we will also be feasting up there! And, of course, giving thanks.
Mid December, we will make our way (with Christine in tow) to the Western Cape, a.k.a SA's golden province. We start in Cape Town and move our way up to Stellenbosch, for some intensive wine tasting. And then, we fly all the way back to cold, cold Canada. Voila.
That's it! I will make sure to let you know if anything else comes up, which I'm sure it will. Can you BELIEVE that we've already been here for over three months? I can't. Laying all the building blocks out like this, it makes me realize how short six months actually is. We will be seeing our lovely Ontarian branch of family in 78 days, and are already looking forward to spending New Years with you. Till then!
P.S. Keep the comments coming! I love to hear what you have to say. Plus, on an emotional level, it's very validating. ;)
Shout out to Frank for the Godzilla link!
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