On ma larry...

well not really...

So Fred's flew home on thursday (Oi mrs...have you got home okay?!!) and as she checked in I got picked up for my two week long project in Hout Bay, about 10/20km from the centre of Cape Town. The project itself is run by a couple Karen and Kevin. The latter of who i found out is originally from Countersthorpe, and went to school in Wigston! how freaky! For the last two nights and tongiht im staying in a house next door to Karen and Kevin with a couple of other volunteers who are actually in Cape Town projects. Sunday I move to Hout Bay to live with the other Hout Bay volunteers.

Kevin picked me up and another guy who flew in that morning. (Alex is about to start a postgrad at Manchester university in International Business...Again, HOW freaky?!!!) We drove around to the Bay and visited the township. Although the project is already doing the world of good, teaching in the two local schools, orgainsing a homework club afterschool and netball/soccer sessions, it does seem rather unorganised. Kevin is the sole taxi driver and runs around here there and everywhere picking people up. Everyone in the township knows him and for the day was with him he must have picked up over a hundred kids from everywhere and dropping them off somewhere else or giving them a bit of change to go to the shop. All the children dote on him. The township itself is not the nicest. Set on a hill underneath Table mountain I dread to think how many people live inside each of the tiny dirty metal sheets, all squished into the tinyest spaces. I spent the afternoon with some of the other volunteers who have already been here for a week or so teaching in the homework club and playing games in p.e. lessons. Hectic and rather stressful I was absolutly knackered when Kevin came to pick us up. (which is never ever going to be on time...!)

I now have a couple of days to chill and to do some more sightseeing before I start work properly on monday. Going out into Cape Town with the others tonight hopefully. But now...SHOPPING TIME!!

Miss you all, love you
Kates
xxxxx

P.S (whoever is my friend on facebook, loads of pics have been put up from the people on the tour who are already home! pretty funny! Mic, could you show mum...I know shes gagging to be nosey!! haha love you)
xxxxxxx