Oh, the Places You Will Go!

Love and hugs from Botswana - I can't believe I'm back! Crazy the way things work out. I am having such an unreal experience in southern Africa and falling in love with this part of the world.
After saying farewell (but really, "see you later") to our friends and family in Khayelitsha, Dominica, Christina and I spent a week in Cape Town (that place is dangerously addictive!) before hopping on the Baz Bus to travel the coast of South Africa. We stopped in Knysna and Port Elizabeth on the Garden Route, before making our way to the Eastern Cape where we fell in love with the Wild Coast. We spent three nights at a backpackers called 'Buccaneers' in Chintsa and met some absolutely amazing folks. It was paradise and we did some soul searching on the beautiful beach that stretched for miles. We spent our nights meeting locals and other travellers who taught us lots about South Africa and life in general. The conversations we had in Chintsa will stick with me forever - I will tell you all about them when I get back.













Left: Birds of paradise
Right: Our South African friends, Vicky: "fun is fun!"

After Chintsa we headed to a place called Coffee Bay and stayed in a backpackers called 'Coffee Shack' - this place was wild! We met people from all over the world and had a ton of laughs. We walked the hills (and I mean HILLS) of the town, along the beach to get to a place called "hole in the wall", a massive rock in the ocean with a large gap in the middle. When I get back I will tell you more about the town of Coffee Bay - tourism has had some interesting effects on the land and the people. It's really interesting to come in as a tourist after spending time in Khayelitsha doing a community project with locals. The two approaches to travel come with completely different perspectives and emotions, ones that I am sure I will be reflecting on for days to come.











Left: The mighty hills of Coffee Bay
Right: Final Destination "Hole in the Wall"

Once our time in Coffee Bay was up we took a couple buses to get to Botswana. We are staying at the WUSC house (where I stayed last summer) and are on our way to visit the kids and teachers at SOS! I'm beyond excited and can't wait to see Sebaga and all the others. It seems so surreal to me that I am back in this beautiful country, returning to those smiling faces at SOS. It makes me happy to know that I can always come back...