Last night, Steve, the academic advisor from Marquette who moved to South Africa with his wife and 3 kids for the semester, had all of us over to his house for a Braii. A braii is equivalent to a barbeque in the United States. Steve grilled up burgers, ostrich, pork and we had orange watermelon and zucchini brownies. It was a delicious dinner and it was fun getting to know Steve’s family better.
Today I went for a super hot but beautiful run through Observatory (the town I am living in while in South Africa) with Devin. We have to be extra careful running here because during the day the heat is intense. Around noon Judy Mayotte, the woman who founded the Marquette South Africa program, came to our house and talked to us. She was one of the most inspirational women I have ever met. She has traveled all around the world and lost her leg on the battlegrounds in Somalia. Judy talked about the reason behind creating the service-learning program and her reason for choosing South Africa. She was a powerful speaker and gave me goose bumps hearing about how passionate she is about South Africa and seeing how important the students are to her.
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