One Week Left

Howzit Everyone,

Hopefully everyone is enjoying the hot weather.  I noticed it has been in the 90’s a few times the past few days.  Port Elizabeth has been dealing with some cold 60 degree weather and a few days of rain in the past week.  That’s a South African winter for you.  This is the home stretch for me.  One week from this post I will be back in Minnesota. 

On Friday, we hosted a braai for the staff of our Apartment complex as a thank you for putting up with us for these past four months.  We had to deal with some rain and wind, but it was still a nice afternoon.  On Saturday the volunteers at House of Resurrection were having a family day for the kids, so our whole group went to help but mostly just partake in the fun. 

This afternoon we have a river boat cruise as a group.  It will be kind of a closing activity, one last time to get together as a group for a nice occasion.  There are multiple papers due in the upcoming week, so all of the big adventures are done.  There have been a lot of statements like, “Oh, I’m going to miss that,” in the past week or so.  I expect that to grow even more in this last week.  I am not going to dwell on any of that right now.  I will save most of that for my post next week before I leave.  Right now, though, I’m sitting in the living room of our flat looking out over the Indian Ocean.  That is something I will miss a bit.  The ocean is like a bonfire.  There is something calming about it to the point where a person could sit and watch the waves crest over and over again and not have any thoughts. 

A short post this week, the end is in sight.  Supposedly, the culture shock of returning back home is just as bad or worse than when I first arrived.  I’m not sure how that works, but they have studies.  It’s science.  I also noticed the Twins are on a win streak.  I guess they are struggling this season.  Thanks for reading everyone!  My flight out leaves on Saturday, so look for a post on Friday.

Cheers,

Bobby