Today Adam found the grossest/creepiest creature alive: an Amblypygid aka whip spider aka tailess whip scorpion. You can even wikipedia that... Anyways it was gross and resembled a tri-brid between a spider, scorpion, and crab. It made me want to cry even though it was dead. My favorite part was when he kept it in his lunch box...
Here it is:
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Still Sick :(
I am sick Day #2.5 :(
My throat hurts and my body is achy... It was a beautiful day out today though. Adam woke me up with an apple, peanut butter & jelly toast, and a Gatorade to rehydrate me. We sat in the morning sun tying to soak up some Vitamin-D. I felt very blessed this morning.
In the afternoon we were able to do this thing called "Talking Drums" where we all got to play drums (and other various rhythm instruments) in a circle of 50 people. It was really fun all trying to play one song together. Adam was pretty funny and thought he was so good that did his own thing the entire time...
Adam's next to me right now working on a paper while one of the kitties from the campus is curled up in a ball sleeping on the other side. It's a pretty good remedy for being sick.
<3 you all!
My throat hurts and my body is achy... It was a beautiful day out today though. Adam woke me up with an apple, peanut butter & jelly toast, and a Gatorade to rehydrate me. We sat in the morning sun tying to soak up some Vitamin-D. I felt very blessed this morning.
In the afternoon we were able to do this thing called "Talking Drums" where we all got to play drums (and other various rhythm instruments) in a circle of 50 people. It was really fun all trying to play one song together. Adam was pretty funny and thought he was so good that did his own thing the entire time...
Adam's next to me right now working on a paper while one of the kitties from the campus is curled up in a ball sleeping on the other side. It's a pretty good remedy for being sick.
<3 you all!
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Durban Marken Round 2 & Sharks Semi-Final Rugby Game!!
We went to the Durban Market (Victoria Square market) for a second time. After getting a lot of wonderful things that Adam and I are very excited to share with you all we went to a Rugby match. It was the semi-finals of the whole country, so it was a big game!! The Sharks (the team from Kwa-Zulu Natal, the province that we are staying in, are black 'n white) played the Blue Bulls... and WON! They then went on to the Finals and won and are now the champions of the country!
Adam and I in front of the soccer stadium (I was wearing Sharks colors)
All of us "Sharks Babes"
Emily N, Emily G, Megan F, Rachel, Kristina, Brittany, Carrie, & Me
All of us "Sharks Babes"
Emily N, Emily G, Megan F, Rachel, Kristina, Brittany, Carrie, & Me
The jacarandas were in full bloom across from where we were sitting
Finally, the two teams facing off
Right before the game started there was an attack of bees so serious they had to delay the game for 30 minutes and tried to smoke them out
Finally, the two teams facing off
Friday, October 15, 2010
Slip 'n Slide
Once Upon a Time... there was a thunder & lightning storm in South Africa at 11pm. Instead of staying inside and doing homework, everyone decided to go outside and bring out a slip 'n slide!!
and everyone lived happily ever after... The End :)
and everyone lived happily ever after... The End :)
Saturday, October 9, 2010
eCabazini the Zulu Village
This weekend we went to a traditional South African Homestead!! It was really interesting to see how a lot of the rural people in South Africa still live. We stayed there from Saturday to Sunday afternoon. We slept in these awesome little huts, had a couple campfires to cook our food, and got to see what day-to-day life was/is like! The pictures do a much better job explaining!
The cattle chewing their cud
The Zulu lady spreading fresh cow dung all over the floor to repair the cracks
(They do this every single week on Sundays)
Adam playing with cow dung on the floor of a traditional Zulu hut
Adam's Dung Contest- Results: Lost
The Traditional Stick-fighting Demo
Adam Stick-fighting!
There are several different types of the round huts. The all grass one is the older, and the mud/plaster is obviously the newer version
This is a third type with stones and grass
I was elected to be the representative of our group to ask the Zulu people for permission to be welcomed into their homestead. I had to do it in Zulu so I was really nervous!
I said, Sanibona! Sicela ukhuluma nathi.
Apparently I did okay because they let us in :)
I was elected to be the representative of our group to ask the Zulu people for permission to be welcomed into their homestead. I had to do it in Zulu so I was really nervous!
I said, Sanibona! Sicela ukhuluma nathi.
Apparently I did okay because they let us in :)
Megan and I running down the hill to go swimming, this reminded Adam of the Little House on the Prairie
Adam's favorite part of the whole day... spreading fresh cow dung on the floor to fill in the cracks
An herb garden outside the house. Raised up to keep things from eating it
We found this random sausage tree that had hanging sausages all over it
We found this random sausage tree that had hanging sausages all over it
After a tour of the traditional homes of the other Zulu people, we had a chance to make traditional Zulu pottery. Rachel, Me, Alle, and Megan
Videos:
The cattle chewing their cud
The Zulu lady spreading fresh cow dung all over the floor to repair the cracks
(They do this every single week on Sundays)
Adam playing with cow dung on the floor of a traditional Zulu hut
Adam's Dung Contest- Results: Lost
The Traditional Stick-fighting Demo
Adam Stick-fighting!
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