7 Days Is Not Enough...

My heart is in South Africa. The past 7 days have been unbelievable. Like the other ports, my posts here won't do it justice! The extended time was perfect and DEFINITELY not too short! I saw Amber everyday, went out 5 of the 7 nights including a big excursion to Stellenbosch which was amazing. I cycled in the winelands on Wednesday to the point where I do not believe I need to work out ever again ;) I walked around the Waterfront on Tuesday after we got into the port so late and only got off the ship at 2pm. The experiences are honestly indescribable. I visited Khayelitsha Township on Saturday, went to Robben Island today, went to Camps Bay for lunch twice, went on a Township Music tour on Thursday with SUCH good food and music (some of us split the cost of a CD), went up to Table Mountain on the cable car - I should have hiked it but I didn't feel like there was enough time. On Saturday evening I went to the Rugby game at Newlands which was so cool. My cousin Amber taught us all the rules. I ate pies, samosas, biltong, droewors, and droewors all week. I was also lucky enough to visit Amber at University of Cape Town on top of seeing her everyday, plus seeing my uncle Dave and Grandma, too! I was fortunate to have family here to take care of me and drive me around at times. The clubs and the nightlife are my favorite - especially when it's with locals and NOT a ton of SAS students! Last night I took a few friends to my uncle's for a Braai (a bbq) which was SOOOO good - ship food gets so bland and boring. This is just a quick blog update, it doesn't even touch on everything I did, everything that happened, or the amazing friends I have made. Each port just gets better and better. Nothing compares to this experience, I am soaking it all in, getting NO sleep in port, but hey, you only live once, right? No regrets at all, I can certainly say I have none from South Africa! Enjoy the pictures, being halfway around the world rocks. Can I just spend the rest of my life on Semester at Sea with all these people? I am loving life, nothing could ever do this justice, the words and thoughts in my head are incredible and the memories just keep getting better and better, I know I keep saying that but it's so true. I meet new people on some of the trips and through other friends and I love relating all the crazy stories that people have. Just...wow. This is amazing and I love it. Next stop, Mauritius!!