Shosholoza Train Ride and.....Capetown!!!

Capetown!

This week was full of events, and lots and lots of work. Most notable happenings are:
-I attended a 2 day life-coaching seminar
-helped with preparations and hosting of the seminar
-learned balloon sculpturing
-went to the restaurants Friday, Saturday, and Sunday making balloons for the children

And here's the best news yet: I'm going to Capetown!!!....tomorrow! We have to get up early and we're taking the train down. I've always wanted to go to Capetown it's hard to believe that it's actually happening. :)

What I've Been Up to Lately...

Playing2Win in Hatfield

Skits and plays












Talking with the fans...and getting "I was there" photos
























Free face painting































The dance groups performing

Coffee Break

Tim and Phil enjoying their tea and coffee
My mug of cappuccino....yum!
Strawberry cheesecake anyone? I had actually started eating before I remembered I wanted a picture of it. Notice the bite missing on the side..:)
Tim and Phil posing with a giant Jabulani ball in Menlyn. It was all scribbled on by football fans, so I took my pen and scribbled my name and a few words as well.

Playing2Win

On Friday I went to Hatfield with my "Playing2Win team member" shirt ready for action! Here are some pictures as promised. Phil really wanted to come along but he was still feeling sick and weak from the measles so he stayed home. We set up on a street corner and had skits, plays, dances, and free face painting done by the Playing2Win volunteers. It was lots of fun! I met people from all over. Everyone was so friendly and lively, just so excited to be alive and take part of the World Cup ambiance.
We didn't have a professional photographer on site so I ended up taking pictures of people(who got a free face paint) that will be posted for them on Facebook. A team of Playing2Win volunteers went down to Durban and Bloemfontein for the weekend, and that where our photographer was. Check http://playing2win.com/ for updates and pictures!

Yipee!

You know that feeling, when you've been looking for something for a long time and then you finally find it!? The other day I finally found the paper with my traffic register number that I've been looking for since I came back to South Africa. I knew that I had packed it in one of my boxes as I wanted to start on getting my license right away. I looked in all my suitcases and boxes. I was so upset that I couldn't find it, that I looked in my boxes almost every other week just to be sure. Then just the other day when I wasn't even looking for it, I found it. I thought it was just some junk crumpled piece of paper...then I opened it and realized what I was holding. My smile was from ear to ear and I couldn't speak for a good moment.---I am so happy!

Another good piece of news is that Phil is doing better now! A big thank you to all of you who prayed for him. It's so nice to see him up and around. Now he's raring to go be part of the Playing2Win team! Stay tuned for pictures. :)