So I don't actually remember what I last wrote about so i am going to start from surfing in Jeffreys bay. Yes i have officially learned to surf (well i can get up on a board at least) SWEET! Then we left Jeffreys Bay and went to Mdumbi which is this little town in thehills of South Africa. This was an amazing place to spend a few days. the men who run the backpackers there are so amazing and do so much for the community that it almost seems impossible. Then we went to Qunu where we got to see two Nelsen Mandela museums, slide on the rock that Nelson slid on, and hear some AMAZING singers from the townships. It was really an amazing time. Then we had a 12 hour truck ride to Durban where we picked up our good friends Jennifer! On tuesday we drove here to Eshowe where we have been spending the last few days in the hostel attached to The George Hotel. Here we have seen a traditional Zulu healer called a Sangoma and we visited an orphanage where we played with little kids and served them lunch. Everything we do at TTS is completely amazing and it just keeps coming. These last few weeks are sure to be spectacular!
p.s. the parents come today!!! :D

-mo

Hey all,
So this is what has been going on since I last wrote. I had 4 days in a homestay. This was a little hard but really fun and interesting at the same time. 2 of those days we worked at a school in hanover park with a program called case. At this school we fixed up a youth room, painting walls, cleaning and organising. That was really fun. We also got to spend an afternoon with 7th grade girls playing some games and giving them empowerment talks. We had them all put their handprint on the wall in the youth room as well. This was a really fun afternoon that got us involved in the community and let us make an impact. Then on monday we got back on the truck and headed towards Tsitsikamma National park. We arrived there on thursday and on friday left for a hike in the mountains. We hiked in with our big packs and then sat. and sun. they were brought to our cabins for us while we hiked 10 miles each day with day packs. This was an awesome opportunity for some fun times and group growth. Now we are in Jeffrey's Bay and tomorrow will be SURFING! So awesome. I am excited to take hold of the weeks that i have left. Love you all and miss you!

Mid - term maddness

Alright so my last entry was really short because i had just spend 6 hours on the truck, gotten little sleep, and was very stressed about mid-terms. But now i am well rested, done with mid-terms and ready to give an actual account of whats going on here. Alright so ya after swakupmond we went to Dune 45 and hiked it with the sunrise. Then to some canyon, can't remember the name but it is the 2nd most beautiful in the work (hehe). Thennn Fish river canyon (after some traveling) which is the 2nd biggest canyon in the world, that was sooo sweet. Then we spent a few days at felix Unite doing classes before we got on the orange river to do some kayaking and rapids. Alexis and i rocked it! THen we traveled here to CAPE TOWN. finished my mid-terms here (Phew) and celebrated with a dinner out and some dancing last night. Life is good. I wish i could put pictures up but i can't :/. You will all just have to wait until i am home. miss everyone!

hey guys.
Ok since swak we have Climbed dune 45. So awesome. Seen fish river canyon. Beautiful. and spent 3 days on the orange river, all while doing mid terms. yay. that ends tomorrow though. I really can't remember what else we did. It is all so much. More later i promise!

ok first of all sorry about bad grammar, punctuation, spelling and such on here. I have NO time to think about that. :D. So I am still in swakopmund and will be leaving saturday to go...well i really don't know. The only thing I have to report about right now is that this morning we went sand sledding! SO much fun. it is really exhilerating. The guys who worked there were telling us how it is a pretty sweet job, sit in the sand all day and chill. Maybe someday ill come back to swak :D. Anyway i am still picking sand out of my ears from that event but it was so worth it. I don't know when ill get internet next, maybe not until capetown?
Later
Morgan

hey guys!
Well a lot has happened since i last wrote. hmm let me try and remember. Ok so last weekend was spent on the truck traveling the whole time, then we go to ETOSHA! yay. thats where we saw LOTS of wildlife including the black rhino (which is really rare). So we had some classes and animal time in Etosha. Then we went to CCF! oh and in etosha we got our totems, which are animals that represent a family in the shona culture. I am the hippo (mvuu). Melissa and I are now family :D. Ok so CCF is the cheetah conservation fund. So cool. we got to see cheetah's be fed, run, and learn about the conservation they do there. We also got to talk to a peace core guy who was ending his term, nic. He told us about HIV and AIDS in africa, it was really good to get the low down. But ya all of that was super cool. Then we went to another town for a night yesterday. There we found out that Nicole will be leaving us in the next few days, this is really sad so we are making her last few days awesome. Today we drove to swacupmond, Namibia (which means "the mouth of poop"). Hehe. We are staying in little aframe buildings and are being treated to pizza tonight. SO EXCITING! :D
miss you all!
<3 mo

Chobe Chuck Fest

So the first thing I have to tell you about is "Chobe Chuck Fest 2009" We were staying in Chobe and were told the water was ok to drink...WRONG. Friday night 14 of our crew got sick in one night. We ended up having to stay there an extra night to recouperate. But in the end we had some laughs. Next we went to Planet Baobab and got to see those amazingly huge trees. Then we spent a night on the salt pan. This was so amazing. It is so desolate that when you walk away from camp far enough you can here nothing but your breath. No birds, no water, just you and the stars. It is an amazing feeling. Also that night we shared some songs with the drivers and they performed for us as well. That is always really cool. Next we came to maun. After a night there we took a camping trip into the okavango delta. We traveled in Mocoro's (dug out canoe's) that were led by our polers. we even got to try and pole, its really hard. That night we also got to share songs with the polers, they had some pretty funny stuff. Now we are back in Maun doing some classes and will travel to Namibia tomorrow. On Monday we will be in Etoshia. I am having a wonderful time and experiencing every moment to the fullest. Miss you all!

Morgan

hey y'all!
So this past week has been awesome. We saw vic falls. went on a breakfast cruise in the zambeze river. did some african drumming. and helped make cement and put it on the walls of a school. then we came here to Chobe national park in Namibia. this morning we went on a game drive and saw LOTS of animals. Lions eating a dead elephant. lions napping. elephants eating....lots lots lots. The place we are staying at is a campground that is on a 5 star resort so we get to wreak the benefits of a pool and lounge! yess. hehe. tonight we are going on a safari cruise so hopefully more animals to see. Africa is amazing. i can't describe it!
miss you all!!
<3 mo

first two weeks

Hey!
The first two weeks in africa have been amazing. We started out with orientation on a houseboat where we got tosee impala, elephant, and kudu. Also on a stopat an island one of the girls gotbit by a monkey :/. But she is ok. Then we were at a camp in Sinazongwe, Zambia fora while. Whiel there we were invited into the village to see a school day and get involved in a tribal dance. This was such an amazing experience, seeing what really goes on there. Now we are in Livingston, Zambia. It is a pretty cool city. Today we got to seeVictoria Falls, one of the seven natural wonders. Life is amazing in Africa. I miss you all!!!

-Morgan

hey guys!

Whenever I get to during my travels I will be updating this site so you can see what I am up to.

Sweet!