Upon arriving in Cape Town the first day, we left straight from the airport to Hotel Verde. It was around 1030 at night here and such a drastic weather change from home. Even the nights here are lovely, but a bit brisk. It was a very beautiful and modern hotel we stayed at, where most everything was eco friendly and energy efficient. From there we went to meet our homestay families the next day (Friday). Hayley, Brooke, and I are all staying with the same family and were one of the last groups dropped off so we had the opportunity to see where everyone was living. All of our homes are located within a short walking distance of each other. We met our homestay dad, Cedric, upon arrival. Barbara, our homestay mom was at work and was to be expected home around 5pm. When I introduced myself to Cedric, I said "Hi, I am Chelsea! Your new daughter", boy oh boy he got a riot out of that and immediately started laughing with joy and said "thank you, thank you. I like this one already!" I'm a charmer, what can I say? Friday evening we were invited over to one of the CHFI coordinators house for orientation to the program and a braai. A braai is their form of BBQ. The food at the braai was hoek, a local fish, chicken, salad, corn on the cob, and a plum for dessert! I was stuffed to the brim and couldn't be happier! Everything was delicious! Sorry to cut it short, but I'm off to play soccer with some school kids! I will keep periodically updating everyone! Internet access is limited here!
xoxo
Love
Chelsea
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