SOUTH AFRICA!!!

My favorite place so far by far and i've only been here for a day. i absolutely love it. we got in yesterday after losing 5 hours of sleep in seven days. Sleeping is underrated, we never really get any. oh well. danielle and i stay up so late every night because we can't sleep at all because were not tired at night. but as for cape town ... we got in yesterday and i went to visit a township and it was so sad. people literally built their houses on whatever they could find. desmond tutu is a celebrity in this town for what he did after apartheid.. its so crazy that he is on our ship. but as for apartheid and everything, i didn't realize that all of that was going on so recently, it is heartbreaking. this trip makes me realize really how much i don't know about the world. it is such a learning experience. so i got really sick this past week on the ship, and that eight days was the longest stretch ever because i was in bed from dehydration and a stomach virus for three of them :-( but now i am all better and happy to be enjoying this city. i went to the best african restaurant last night, it was a buffet style outdoor under a huge tent with local music and tribal dancing going on all around us and there were tables in treehouse things? very interesting. i am now with my cousin jeromy deibler and his wife jennifer and hutch :) and am staying at their house on the beach for the weekend. its beautiful and im so thankful that they are here, i was ready to get away from the ship for a little while. Okay, well miss everyone!