Ok, so I've been slow in updating my blog lately, and Caro(lin) actually left a couple weeks ago, Oct 29th to be exact, but here's my homage to Caro. She started out on the International Volunteer team in August 2006, but then in January 2007, she joined the Khanya Lifeskills team, so when I got here she was no longer in the house, but the volunteers spent a decent amount of time with the Khanya team, so I got to know her a bit. I've talked about Khanya before, its a dance and drama team that is together for a year doing programs in various middle and high schools. So Caro was on the team
this year as the only female and the only international member, the others 3 members were male and native South Africans. So it was quite an adjustment for Caro living with these guys and being submerged in their culture - quite a change from the volunteer house! But Caro handled it all with a smile and great attitude. She's probably one of the most positive people I've met! Always a complete joy to be around! She'll always have a special place in my heart because of how kind and gracious she was to me when I was struggling at the infamous "Kylemore hike" my first weekend here. She hardly knew me and I was a complete mess, but she was so sweet and gentle with me in my fragile state! It was also cool to watch her change over the course of the year, she seemed kind of quiet and reserved at first, but by the end, she was outspoken and strong and very capable of standing up for herself around those 3 guys! She's really quite a phenomenal woman! She'll be missed here in South Africa! Love ya, Caro!!
Here are a couple pictures from the Christine Revell Children's Home that I've been volunteering at for a month now. Its sort of difficult to take pics because we are always busy with the kids crawling all over - including all over us!! I feel like I'm their personal jungle gym some days!! They are so fun and precious!!! Enjoy the pics.....
Praise God!!! I finally found a car!! I bought a 93' VW Citi Golf, its white, cute and clean! I'm so excited to have my own wheels! It's really necessary now that I have my own place and since I don't work in the same projects as the rest of the team. This makes it much easier for me to get to the two children's homes that I work in and back to the office without having to disrupt the regular volunteer projects. Here's a picture, we've affectionately named him "Jimmy".
Ok, so I've been slow in updating my blog lately, and Caro(lin) actually left a couple weeks ago, Oct 29th to be exact, but here's my homage to Caro. She started out on the International Volunteer team in August 2006, but then in January 2007, she joined the Khanya Lifeskills team, so when I got here she was no longer in the house, but the volunteers spent a decent amount of time with the Khanya team, so I got to know her a bit. I've talked about Khanya before, its a dance and drama team that is together for a year doing programs in various middle and high schools. So Caro was on the team 
this year as the only female and the only international member, the others 3 members were male and native South Africans. So it was quite an adjustment for Caro living with these guys and being submerged in their culture - quite a change from the volunteer house! But Caro handled it all with a smile and great attitude. She's probably one of the most positive people I've met! Always a complete joy to be around! She'll always have a special place in my heart because of how kind and gracious she was to me when I was struggling at the infamous "Kylemore hike" my first weekend here. She hardly knew me and I was a complete mess, but she was so sweet and gentle with me in my fragile state! It was also cool to watch her change over the course of the year, she seemed kind of quiet and reserved at first, but by the end, she was outspoken and strong and very capable of standing up for herself around those 3 guys! She's really quite a phenomenal woman! She'll be missed here in South Africa! Love ya, Caro!!
