So, 6 weeks down, many more to go and I absolutely love it. The community here is incredible, so close knit. We have Frisbee matches twice every week and we all went down to Lubanzi Beach for a big match last weekend, although I’m currently on the injury bench. My time here has been full of new experiences… bran muffins and cheese for instance?! Surprisingly nice would you believe. I’ve also seen my first c-section, probably one of the most incredible experiences of my life. Things have been really busy in the pharmacy recently so I haven’t had a great deal of time to get out and do some shadowing and ward work, but as we get used to the work and things settle down it will become a bigger part of my time here. We have also been asked to take up a role in the preschool teaching the children arts and crafts, which will be a challenge as most of the kids speak no English, only Xhosa, but a challenge I can’t wait to embrace.
Last weekend we went to Coffee Bay for a short break, it was amazing, waking up in the morning and seeing dolphins leaping in the bay. Then for our evening meal we had a T-Bone Steak with all the trimmings done on this massive communal braai with an Apple Crumble dessert for only R45…£4.50 to the Brits! CRAZY! During the days we relaxed on the beach, dabbled in a bit of surfing and experimented in cliff jumping. A well earning break that we took full advantage of.
We have been ‘house sitting’ for some doctors this week, which has been amazing!as it did involve a 52inch TV!! So we’ve had a week of being able to watch films on a proper screen rather than a bunch of us crowded around a tiny laptop screen, it’s also made us very popular with the rugby fans of Zithulele who have been watching the RWC religiously! Saddened to say England have just been knocked out as I’m writing this although 6am tomorrow morning will be THE match here, SA vs AUS…should be a fun game to watch…and I don’t mean watch the rugby I mean watch the rather exciteavble fans screaming at the TV. This morning Stephen nearly deafened us, and that was just ENG-FRA!!
We will be having another braai at some point in the next few days which is something to look forward to! If you’re reading this send my love to everyone at home, and a huge congratulations from Africa to Mark and Elaine of the birth of baby Benjamin John big hugs and kisses to you all! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
We will be having another braai at some point in the next few days which is something to look forward to! If you’re reading this send my love to everyone at home, and a huge congratulations from Africa to Mark and Elaine of the birth of baby Benjamin John big hugs and kisses to you all! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
