Tomorrow the group will be leaving South Africa and heading to Hanoi Vietnam. I have to say I am pretty disapointed to be leaving SA so quickly. My experience here has been amazing from Jo'burrg and BBR to Cape Town my time spent here has been worth while. We are all looking forward to our next leg of the trip and meeting our new host families.

This past week 8 of us came to Cape Town for our "holiday" aka spring break. The time spent here was packed full of all the things that we could possibly do in the time we had. One of the most exciting things that I did here was a hike to the top of Lions Head mountain to watch the sun set. The view from the top was amazing and as the sun went down we were lucky enough to see the green flash of light as the sun completely vanished. The way down from the mountain was guided by the light of the full moon. This full moon hike is a local tradition and we were lucky enough to be around for one. I also tried Sand Boarding which was similar to snow boarding except on sand dunes. This sport had the benefit of being able top wear shorts and a t shirt instead of layers of clothes, but the down side was that you had to re-hike the dune after each run.

Cape Town is a vibrant city with almost every activity imaginable. The people are really friendly and the drinks are cheap. I cant really find anything negative to say about this city!

For now I have to go catch a flight but hopefully will be back to update on Vietnam fairly soon!

Joel