Week in review:

Tuesday – Waterfront

Wednesday – preregistration/Signal Hill

Thursday – Transformers 3

Friday: Jam Session at the neighbor’s braai

There’s a line in a song by one of my favorite artists, Mos Def that states, “I dreamt that I could paint you with words, but there were no colors bright enough, black or white enough, blue or green enough, it didn’t mean enough.” I have always loved that line, but until I watched a sun set in South Africa, I never dreamt that I would see something that would make me feel that way. As a writer, it’s not often that I’m at a loss for words, but I must say, I was speechless.

The other day our RAs took us to watch the sunset at Signal Hill and I swear I’ve never seen such a beautiful sight. There are pictures below that capture it way better than I ever could.

Tonight, my RA, who I’m becoming friends with pretty quickly, invited me to a braai (cookout) at our neighbor’s house. At first I was hesitant, but then I reminded myself that this is what I came here for, to challenge myself and experience some new things; meet some new people. So, I went. I’m so glad I did. Our neighbor is a music major and has tons of friends in the college of music. When we got there, it was like any other cookout I had ever been to. My RA introduced me to any and everyone she knew as we all waited for the food to finish. Around 10pm, though, we walked into the living room to find a band setting up. I wasn’t sure what type of music they were going to play, but it ended up being just what I had been craving. We jammed to smooth, neo-soul sounding music as any and everyone that could sing took a turn on the microphone. It was honestly better than any party I would have ever thought of going to. I had a great time and met some wonderful people. Unfortunately, I didn’t take pictures of it, but I did have an awesome time!

Tomorrow: Robben Island

Location: Rondebosch, South Africa