pretty fingers and pen pals

one thing i love about the zulu culture is that their names mean something. last week we received our zulu names. everyone in the class got some great names like "we thank God for your kindness" or "example to all" and "princess of love." my zulu name means pretty fingers. that gave the class a good laugh. thought i would share that with all of you.

since the first week of zulu class we have been writing to a grade eleven class. they have been our zulu pen palls. this week we had the opportunity to go and meet them. my pen pal's name is Jabulani, which means happiness. He is 17 years old, and the fastest kid in the school, he made sure to tell me that part. It was a lot of fun though. They made us some traditional zulu food (this included cow tongue). They zulu danced and sang for us. The Zulu dance is my favorite to watch. the lift their leg up really high and kick down. i have no idea how they get their legs that high, but they do, and it is incredible to watch.








this weekend we are going ziplining. i am excited for that.

we received our service sites this week .. i am back at walk in the light. i am so happy about this. i will be going with 19 other students. we start our service sites in 2 weeks.

little update for my south africa may team: alfred is going to capetown with foxfires. the growth that is going on in him is unreal.