Who doesn’t want to just go away for the weekend day to an exotic country and stop at a little town on the way to catch a bluegrass/folk band and buy some homemade bramble jam? Katie and I took a little day-long road trip this past Saturday. We took a very scenic route thru the [...]

I’m not big into hip-hop and rap but when I hear Verbs and saw this guy randomly come out and break dance, I couldn’t help but watch. At this Impilo (my friend Ndumi’s ministry) event, Verbs was getting the whole crowd involved singing “HEY-OH!“, this kid showed off his moves and did a great job [...]

Talk about a way to overcome your fear of heights. Actually stop a moment and think about an area of your life that you have fear… How about walking backwards off a cliff and trusting someone you don’t know with ropes attached to you? Well I don’t always have a fear of heights but repelling [...]

Last year I went to the lion park a couple hours from our base and we had a great time but this year it was so much better (well at least playing with the cubs was better). I definitely had a chance to experience some good quality time with the lion (and white lion) cubs. [...]

This scenario is a little odd and funny… Who goes to a Native American themed restaurant in South Africa to celebrate the Independence of the United States? We do. They (meaning Spur (the restaurant we went to)) really were prepared for us this year with sparklers and even a recording of Bruce Springsteens – Born [...]

When I was young, my sister babysat me and I was a pain in the butt. We screamed at each other sometimes and fought but somehow it would end with a short conversation… something like “I won’t tell mom and dad if you don’t…” because we did not want to get in trouble. I never [...]

Weekends are often filled with hanging around the house not doing much or hiking or watching movies. But this weekend was a nice change. Yesterday Katie and I went to Clarens where there are nice little shops and restaurants. We didn’t buy anything or get any food there but it was fun to walk around [...]

Tomorrow is Katie’s birthday so for today I planned a little day getaway as a surprise for her. I will say that I wasn’t sure what to expect weather-wise because earlier this week it had snowed but interestingly enough it was a high of 72ºF. Who would have thought? We left bright dark (sun wasn’t [...]

Yesterday we had a great cultural experience. We went to a Nladi, a village in Qwa Qwa, and visited a group of sangoma’s and traditional dancers. They practiced everyday for weeks to present their dancing for us. They did an amazing job. It was truly a ‘once-in-a-life-time’ experience. Here’s some photos and here are a [...]

Sometimes we get bored of the same thing every night of either not doing anything at all, or watching TV, eating(?), reading, sitting at a computer (this would be me), sleeping, etc. But around here we don’t all get together too often for some good ole, non-technological fun. So tonight, we did. The parents of [...]