Leaving tomorrow!

Hi Everyone! I can’t believe that May is almost over already and that I am flying out tomorrow! I’ve spent the past couple weeks getting ready and I think I’m pretty well all set now and ready for the over 40 hours of travel time….(I’m bringing a lot of books to read). Contrary to the popular belief I did fit everything I need into one backpack and I can actually get it on without any help! haha   Now I know some of you have expressed some concern about the current political situation in South Africa and the recent violence that was been occurring throughout the country. For those of you who are not aware of the present situation in my understanding, there is currently a lot of animosity between some of the native South Africans and the immigrant population from neighboring African countries that are now living and working in South Africa. Some people feel that the immigrants have unfairly taken jobs that should belong to South Africans themselves. The violence has been mostly restricted to the slums surrounding Johannesburg however there have been some attacks around Durban and Capetown as well. The violent attacks have been orchestrated by very poor South Africans and directed at other African immigrants. With that said I just want to let you all know that the orphanage I am staying at is not in a place of high risk and it is very safe and secure. I don’t want the recent violence to taint my attitude going to South Africa or yours when you hear about my trip. Although I will be sure to be extra careful the whole time I am there I am still so happy to be going and I cannot wait to get there. I hope that through this blog and my photos I will be able to show another positive side of South Africa that has been left out of the recent news.   Now on a brighter note I have collected some clothes and books and toys for the kids at Agape so hopefully they will all be put to good use. So thanks to everyone who donated! I also am bringing (hopefully if customs allows me) some maple syrup and those maple leaf sugar cookies that everyone loves, as a gift for the Mothers of the orphanage who help run Apage and keep it in order. Since most of the other volunteers are from the UK or the Netherlands I though that we should bring a little bit of Canada to South Africa and what’s more Canadian than maple syrup themed treats?   Seeing as I have two red eye flights in a row and 12 hours to kill in London England I think I will probably be pretty exhausted when I finally get to Durban but I promise to send out some I-arrived-and-didn’t-miss-any-flights curtsey emails for those that are worried (Mum haha) as soon as I can.   Thanks for reading! xoxo Margo

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