We moved into our homes today! Katie is my roomie and our room is amazing! Our room has a sink and medicine cabinet and no bunk beds. It’s perfect and I feel so blessed. Our “chalet” is really neat too. It is on the top level with two separate bathrooms, a dining table, and a kitchen! I feel spoiled because our chalet is the only one like it. Our chalet mates (6 other girls) are also all really cool.
This morning we flew into Durban from J-burg and then drove to Pietermaritzburg. We got to the African Enterprise center (where we are staying) a little after lunch, and it is beautiful! It’s spring in South Africa so the flowers are starting to bloom. The center is comprised of a number of pretty little buildings located around the campus. A dense jungle like forest surrounds the center, which is on the top of a hill.
Right after we get out of the van the first thing we see in monkeys!! They are so funny and cute. They told us they will be a nuisance, but I don’t think I’ll ever get sick of them. They also told us there a few waterfalls located around the campus that we will be able to search for. We will also have tea twice a day and there is even a “Cougars Den: South Africa” here, which is a remake of the APU snack shop.
I can’t wait to explore the rest of the campus!
Unloading the vans
African Enterprise Center
Bottom half of the center
One of the budding trees
Monkeys all over!
Monkeys everywhere!
The Pietermaritzburg countryside