--I fly out of St. Louis on January 17th to arrive in Cape Town 11 pm on the 18th. Yes, I will literally be leaving from Mobilise to go to the airport...which means I will be packed and ready before I check in to the conference. Disclaimer..I have no idea what state I'll be in that weekend!
--I have orientation on the 20th, and my classes will start on the 25th.
--I will be living in a house with other international students off-campus. I was going to be on-campus, but UWC has closed half of their dorms to remodel them to make them more suitable to host visitors flying in for the World Cup in June! The hotels will be overflowing, thus the universities are helping out. No room left on campus for us internationals, but I'm actually really excited about having a house with other students!
--My classes end sometime early June. The official last day is June 11th, but I will most likely be done before then; they have a "re-examination week" at the end of every semester, in which any students who has failed a test(s) throughout the semester can re-take that test. I don't plan on failing any tests, so I should be good! ...hopefully...
--I was encouraged to get out asap, as travel prices rose dramatically from June 11-July 11th due to the World Cup. However, I really wanted to stick around for a little bit more, and continue to help/be around/ hang out with friends I will have made at Jubilee Church. Besides, I can't leave and just barely miss the World Cup! Tickets were crazy high, but I finally managed after lots of digging to find a relatively good priced flight--I will land back home in St. Louis at 8:45 on July 4th!! Happy Independence Day!! I already know I will be so happy to be home :)
Things are coming along, and my checklist is getting smaller, although there's still several things to be done! I'll post again very shortly on some specific things I could use prayer for, but this is all for now! 53 days left... ( the photo below is from my friend Ali's trip to Cape Town..mountains AND the beach!)
