Tuesday
Waking up early to prepare the boat even though not going on, since going to shark conservancy
Climbed back of boat instead of up ladder; swabbed the boat
Got back, had breakfast; weet bix, bran flakes, PB, milk, green tea
putting on chumwear for the morning; getting back, taking it off, putting on sweatshirt and shorts for breakfast
Sitting in the quiet of the kitchen for an hour, before anyone else got up; having breakfast, the birds starting to wake up, watching the sun rise through the kitchen window, writing on my computer
Drive to shark conservancy - talking to Jerome; learning that some names are created by taking bits of parents/grandparents names to create names for the kids; talking about his past and history
Being at shark conservancy - biology, then about shark finning, watching the really sad video on shark finning; learning about different tagging techniques
Getting three scoops of gelato at store in Old Harbour; walking around the market and looking at the crafts
Lunch at Wimpy - fast food place; double bacon hashbrown burger with 'spicy avocado' (guacamole)
Going to township Masakhane (ma-sa-ka-ni), doing Swop Shop with the kids where they trade in bags of recyclable materials for points, then they can use the points to go into the shop and buy things like bouncy balls and school supplies and clothes
Speaking in Afrikaans and Xhosa; "dankie" and "enkosi"
It's incredible to see how happy, excited, and positive the kids are; and how responsible they are - spending their points on things such as school supplies and clothes for their younger siblings instead of the little earrings and toy cars
After swop shop, coming back; eating Z's chicken italiano and noodles and salad SO GOOD
Hanging out in the living room couches, almost falling asleep, drinking, playing games, tying people up and practicing things with ropes
Going to bed
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