Old Biscuit Mill is your upscale farmer's market. Walking in to the main area a bunch of small shops and fancy dining venues can be seen. But then you see two large tents, absolutely packed with hungry shoppers, food vendors, and premade lunch items. The food was awesome. It was definitely easy to spend a lot because after buying one overpriced item, the next thing down the line looked too good to resist. Almost like the MN State Fair... but not quite.
The day consisted of torrential rain which encouraged me to go home, snuggle up, and not leave the living room for hours. Eventually I made moves and grabbed dinner with my friend, Olivia, at Hello Sailor in Obs. Great food, great wine, great company. Called it an early night, came back to prepare for our upcoming day at Mzoli's.
In a Township called Guguletu, there is a place called Mzoli's. Imagine hosting a day party at Famous Dave's, yet really unclassy, with a lot of alcohol, and platters of meat, with loud house music playing, in a really poor town. That is Mzoli's. As a part of being in the CIEE program, our RA's are responsible for getting us "engaged" with communities and taking us on Community Action Programs. My name, I assumed it was more of a volunteer thing. Instead a group of about 30 of us went to Guguletu to learn about how these poorer than poor townships were formed and how their heartbreaking way of life is entirely normal. You know the beginning of the movie Slumdog Millionaire? When you see the boys running through the township? That could have been filmed in Guguletu. Seeing how these people lived, and how they looked at me, I could not have felt more guilty / privileged for what I had. But the kids ran around with smiles on their faces full of unconditional happiness, making it hard to forget that these people are actually comfortable with their lifestyle. We were escorted around town for about an hour and a half before we landed at Mzoli's and the feasting / drinking began. Definitely a fun time.
We got back and the whole house crashed for a few hours, relaxing evening, actually a quiet night. Got caught up on Suits (finally), and going to bed early. Maybe I'm weak, but all the constant "go" is definitely starting to catch up. Sore throat and cough... uh oh. First day of school tomorrow! We'll see how that goes...
Regardless of how lost I might get on campus, very excited for some routine and something new.
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