South Africa Reflections (#4)

We have officially been here over one week and still love the country, the people and of course, the coffee. I think we go to coffee shops at least twice a day, not to count when we drink coffee or tea at breakfast. To recap this weekend, we woke up early on Saturday morning and went to the Boeremark, which is a farmers market, but with more crafts, food and it is a lot bigger than just a farmers market. We had something called a ‘fatcake’, which is bread dough fried like a donut. There were spices, jams, wire/bead crafts, food, coffee, puppies, scarves, etc. Then we spent the rest of the day planting grass at the Yabana Village, which is a part of Good Hope Orphanage and Preschool. They just got a new playground and the grass we planted will eventually be a soccer field. The kids loved trying to help us, even though the shovels were usually bigger than they were. We then had a braai with the children and families from around the area. We were going to stay the night at Mama Mary’s house in Mabopane, but our plans changed and we ended up back in Pretoria for the night. We were able to sleep in and just hang out today and rest, which was very needed after doing so much this last week. We are going to a church called Third Place tonight, and then waking up really early tomorrow morning for a safari! We have been so busy while we have been here that it feels like we have been here for much longer than a week. The country and the people have left big impressions on all of us. I think there are a couple of us that could definitely see ourselves coming back in the future  J

 - Julie