I got to see a lot of Johannesburg during the college's first ever Spring Break. It was September 23 - 30 and we started it off by going to Gold Reef City, the local amusement park. I went with Debbie, Talia, Terri-Lee, Kerry, Aiden and Skyla. There were a few rides I absolutely refused to go on, but for the most part I was game. In fact, I was terrified to go on The Tower of Terror (it's like the one at Disneyland, but you face the ground while falling) but then I was the one convincing Talia to go two more times. The ride attendants cut us off after 3 times. They were concerned for our health. We bought pictures for almost every ride that offered them, and dressed up as fugitives. It was great fun.
Gold Reef City western pic
Kerry, Aiden, Terri-Lee, Talia & me at GRC
Aiden & me on the ferris wheel at GRC
Terri-Lee, Talia & me on train at GRC
Me, Terri-Lee, Talia & Debbie on JoBurg Express
Kerry, Aiden, me and Talia on JoBurg Express
Debbie, Talia, me, Kerry & Aiden on the rapids at GRC
On September 11th Debbie and Phil took me to the Bruma flea market. It's my favorite of the three I've been to.
Phil, me, & Mr. J at Bruma flea market
Phil, me, & 2 vendors at Bruma
Me and the shop owner from Bruma
Me and Bruma vendor haggling over what "great price" means
I've been to the Lion and Rhino Park twice now- once on August 29 and then again on November 13. The first time I played with a 10 week old cub and a 3 month old. When I went back in November those two had been sold to another park, but there were new lions to play with, along with sables and a cheetah.
White lions eating a horse at Lion & Rhino park
10 week old lion on my leg at Lion & Rhino park
Cheetah at Lion & Rhino park
Me and a sable
Me and a cheetah
Me and 10 month old lions
Me and 10 week old lions
3 month old lion
3 month old lion on my lap
Me & 3 month old lion
Lion & Rhino park view
November was a busy month for me. I went to Cape Town, to the Lion & Rhino Park, to Soweto on a half-day tour, I started helping in the Dispatch department of the college, and I rode in the 94.7 Cycle Challenge (which was actually 97.4 km / 60.52 miles, of which I completed 60 km / 37.28 miles).
Me and Lloyd at a shebeen in Soweto, with our JoBurg beer
Motsoaledi informal settlement street
Soweto tour
Mandela's cell on Robben Island
Limestone quarry on Robben Island
Simon's Town Penguin Beach
Simon's Town beach
94.7 Cycle Challenge morning
The Salvation Army church always has something going on. I took a few pictures at one of the practices for the Nativity play.
Brittany and Steven at the Salvation Army's nativity play practice
Salvation Army kids and teachers at Nativity play practice
And here's a picture of the library, so you can kind of see where I work for most of the year.
Those are all of the pictures that seem to want to load today. I hope everyone has a nice New Year.
