Braai and Farewells

Greetings! I realize it's been a while, I apologize, but with time winding down around here my schedule has become hectic!

Anyway, yesterday I went to a farewell braai that a couple of my friends had for me. Now, before you ask, a braai (procounced the same as 'try' but with a 'b' instead of a 't') is essentially what they call a Barbeque around here. A braai in South Africa is a pretty big deal, South Africans take their braais very seriously and pride themselves in the quality. That being said, my hosts last night were Brazzavillan, but nevertheless we had an excellent meal.

Aside from that I was also at a Farewell Party the youth program here held for me, which was very nice as well and more than I expccted. We had chips and cooldrink and they ordered pizza also. And on top of that they got me some very nice gifts, and two of the youth made speeches on behalf of the rest. I was a little bit blown away, kids often have a way of surprising you...

This week will be another week full of busyness and farewells, but I think I'm finally starting to wrap my head around the fact that I am, in fact, leaving next Wednesday.