Lions Head

So this was our first week of “real” living in South Africa. Monday through Wednesday we were in the hospitals and clinical sites. Thursday we went to school for the first time at the University of Cape Town! However, the weather prevented us from having a great first day. It poured on us for the duration of our forty-five minute walk up hill to campus. By the time we got there we were completely soaked! When I got to our classroom I was actually able to ring out my socks! The only really bad part was my backpack got soaking wet, so all of my homework and Ipod got wet too. But anyways, after being in class for eight hours my clothes dried just in time to walk home, and it was so sunny out! Then Friday we had class again, but Elaine (our professor) was kind enough to come over to our house to teach because we only had an hour of work to get through.

Last night we went to the American Consulate for a party at the marine house. It was a fun time and after we went out to Camps Bay. It was a little chilly down by the water but it was definitely worth it because it was so beautiful. And it was an added bonus to ride there and back in a bulletproof marine car!

Today a few of us went to Lions Head to hike for our first time! I was expecting to go on a hike and it turned into mountain climbing. The hike was 1200 feet above sea level, and included crawling, ladder climbing, and grabbing onto chains to get up to the top! It was so fun though, and it was absolutely beautiful the whole time. As you can see from the picture I posted, the view from the top was definitely worth it! The weather was perfect for hiking; I cannot wait to hike all of the mountains possible in South Africa.

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