weekend adventure

Hi everyone!
so I'm currently sitting at an internet cafe in the biggest mall I've ever been to in my life...out of all the things I've seen so far on this trip I'd have to say this was the worst. It's possibly greatest example of insane income inequality you could ever imagine(considering for the past 3 hours we drive through slums and shanty towns) However the rest of this weekend has been unreal. We drove up on Friday through the mountains and watched the sunset which was so beautiful. At night we arrived at our giant log cabin where most of the other be-more volunteers from different projects where also staying for the weekend ( all of whom where also Dutch haha) We had a lovely night sitting by the fire and hanging out Lousie and I were doing our best to understand what everyone was talking about as they spoke Dutch for most of the night haha) But it was a good night none the less. In the morning we awoke(at 6:45)to a beautiful sunrise over yet another lovely mountain range. After breakfast we headed for Lesotho. Lesotho is an independent country that was founded by a group of people who opposed the native Zulu's and wanted to form their own seperate colony with the permission of the British settlers, and eventually leading to it's independence in 1978. The ride up to Lesotho and to the top of the mountain was terrifying to say the least because while driving along the tiny winding paths one wrong turn would send us all plumitting down the mountian. It was quite the "near death experience" as many of us would describe it. Also along the way we picked up one very thirsty hitchhiking backpacker who to mine and Louise’s enjoyment was American and spoke English haha. He was our age and originally also came to South Africa to volunteer but unfortunately his organization was not as well organized as Be-More and he arrived only to find that his project had been cancelled. Although the journey to the top was uneasy the spectacular view at the top where we had a beer and eat lunch was well worth the numerous communal group freakouts (also a definite bonding experience).
Enrique the backpacker traveled on through the mountains of Lesotho in much the same manner as Chris from the book and Into The Wild( I adviced him not to attempt to hunt any overly large wild animals on his own) All in all the trip was an amazing experience and I filled up my memory card with photos to share with you all. This week we get to visit all of the other Be-More projects, an AIDS care center, a place for sexually abused women and children, and an trauma care center for children before they are sent to foster care,to name a few. We are all really looking forward to seeing what some of the other volunteers do and how the other projects are run. That’s all for now though its nearly time for grocery shopping! Thanks for reading! Talk to you all soon!
Xoxo
Margo

p.s Mum your blue jacket came in very handy at the top of the mountain cause it was freezing!

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