So I have just finished my fifth week here in South Africa, I can't beleive I have been here for so long now. It really does feel like just yesterday that I stepped off the plane. Although at the same time it is really starting to feel like home here and I can't believe that it is next month that I will be leaving. I am no longer working at the Orphanage, unfortunately I said a very sad goodbye to them last monday on my 21st birthday. It was a really nice day I got many renditions of "Happy Birthday" and lots of birthday cards from the kids. It was really hard to leave them there as the kids are just so unbelievably amazing, you can't help but love them!
I am now working at ACJ primary, which really is a massive challenge for me. Mainly as I am actually not the most academic person and the level of teaching needed is much higher that at the orphanage. Surprisingly, the kids at the schools generally speak less English than at the Orphanage too which is surprising considering you need to pass a basic English test to even get in to school here. I hope that my teaching skills start to improve soon, though I suffered a bit of a set back at the end of the week by getting really bad flu and was bed ridden for several days!!!! I ended up missing the weekends festivities too, bummer!!!!
Ah well I still have plenty of time to do things and really need to catch up with my sightseeing this coming weekend!!!!!!!!!
Bethany xxx
