The Week in Review

I've clearly been slacking off on my blogging, but its only because I've been super busy. Here's some of what I've been up to:

On Thursday night, I saw a production of the musical, "Chicago." I was hoping for some nice scenes of the skyline, but the whole play took place inside the Cook County jail, which doesn't exactly remind me of home. It was great production and I think many of the characters really mastered the Chicago accent.

On Friday, my roommates and I went out for delicious sushi! First time I've had sushi in Cape Town--so far, so good.

Saturday was the start of an action packed couple of days. We woke up early and set out to go to an organic food market. My roommate Jenny had gone the weekend before, and gave us some simple instructions. Unfortunately, these directions did not prove very easy to follow; it required the help of two really nice strangers and two rides on mini-buses. Once we got there, it was an amazing market with tons of food. I had some really amazing crepes and brought home olive bread for later.

After we returned home, we headed to a rugby game. Again, it was tons of fun. This time the Stormers even won, so that was exciting.

The next day, we woke up early again! Avalon, Abby and I all headed to Table Mountain for a nice hike. I've been meaning to do this since I got to Cape Town, so it was exciting to finally have a chance. The hike up was pretty intense and definitely made me feel like I'm a little out of shape. The top of Table Mountain has a beautiful view of the whole city. Its a little weird because there's a gift shop and restaurant at the top, so there's a bit of a clash between the tourist stuff and the beautiful scenery. We took the cable car down, which also offers a great view, but its really fast, so you can't blink.

Finally, that night we went out to dinner at the Buena Vista Social Cafe, based off the band and documentary, the Buena Vista Social Cafe. It was a pretty cool scene with lots of salsa dancing.

It was an awesome weekend, but I'm super tired, and I really need to catch up on all my school work.

I'll try to post some pictures later today or tomorrow!!