But, I'm making the most of what I have time for.
Last Friday a few of us in my house went to a market in Hout Bay, another little beach town attracting tourists. In the market setting, I basically try to eat as much variety as possible, sampling and splitting with others to cut cost and portion sizes. And boy is it delicious. Had probably the best venison sandwich in my life and drank Pear flavored cider. Yummy. There were plenty of vendors there as well selling either their own creations, or something mass produced they're passing off as "authentic". Either way, it's a great place to buy souvenirs and gifts.
The rest of the weekend was spent doing academics, unfortunately.
Monday rolled around before I knew it, which concluded my last day of classes at UCT.
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| Friends I traveled with on Spring Break and to Stellenbosch, Rachael and Sarah |
On Tuesday night we had our final CIEE dinner with a full meal, awards, speechs, and dancing. The event was titled "A Black and White Affair in Africa" I think a lot of people overlooked the obvious connotation. So the house of Malleson got all dolled up, the boys actually pulled ties out of their suitcases which really surprised me. Many photos taken, we got on the coach bus, and headed to the country club for the event. It felt a lot like a high school dance. Awkward social circles forming, the obviously too drunk people, segregation, no one paying attention to speakers, girls in heels and dresses, men in sport coats, a lot like high school. But it was a very nice time, very surreal my time with CIEE is quickly coming to an end.
Even though I have a 4000 word essay due Monday, I decided to go to Muizenberg beach with a housemate. A famous spot in South Africa, I just had to make it here before I left, even if it was for a couple house. So we hopped on the train, enjoyed the 80 degree weather, got a hot dog, which a homeless man asked if he could have as I was taking a bite, and headed home.
Now, back to the books.
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