Little did she know...

one of my only laments about my time in SA was that I never really saw a proper sunset. and then, my first night(s) in NE I was reminded just how much I a.dore sunsets in my homeland.  my (US) roommate decorated for Christmas while I was gone -holla!  [and got new curtains, HALLELUJAH.] In other news: I am a lucky duck because I get to celebrate Christmas x3: with some of my church family , with my work family, and then spend a little less than 24 hours with my (almost) entire family -I'm talking Brasil relatives and Mozambique relatives all here at the same.time. this is inexplicably happy! I can hardly wait to get home :)  [just missing the BFF brothah from the same mothah supposed to be twin of mine.] I was looking back through my journal and SO MUCH has happened this past year that sometimes I get blown away when I stop and think about it...but that's another post for another time. One thing is for sure though: despite how much has changed and happene

1. Sushi, sushi, sushi. 2. Apartheid museum -apparently i wasn't supposed to take pictures in there. oops ;) 3. Indian (food) -Banjaara's x3 4. "The Help"   -which wasn't playing in the States anymore by the time I left, but was still showing in Joburg ;)  5. Sandton on the Train/Mandella Square  -where we didn't do much more than people watch, and I was ok with that. 6. Pretoria/ Botanical Gardens   -consequently, there was a large group of drunk/high gothic people who were also enjoying the Botanical Gardens. ParTAY. 7. Oyo's (Thai) - Happy Birthday Sarah! (Martha loves it when I pretend to be a Chinese tourist) 8. Braai at Martha's -where we pretended that we could go swimming and I grilled asparagus!!!! hallelujah :)  9. Weekend away -escaping the city sounds and readily playing the role of a tourist with Sabrina and Sarah in a fab little tourist trap.  10. Roof top mar

mentality: reality: hello USA. if it weren't for the starbucks in my hand and the 17 hour flight in the dark, i wouldn't quite believe that i was actually here. culture shock here we come!  (i think i forgot how to drive on the right side of the road)

Seriously, I blinked and suddenly there are only 3 days left until I get back on a plane and start the looooong journey home. I am still in denial of that fact...  I have a lot of blog posts in my head, as well as a plethora of pictures to post, but the internets are sketchy, so... it will be like, blog overload when I get home (maybe). These past couple of weeks have been a crazy whirlwind of activities and life at Lambano as well as with friends from church and town.  What have I been doing? Well, BEHOLD: racing like a boss. and losing like a boss. sorting donations like a boss.  (Yes, we match. Yes, we know we match. Yes, we bought our jerseys on the same day at the same place. No, we are not sisters/twins.) saying goodbye like a boss loving these ladies like a boss. favorite. reading/people watching like a boss Christmas-ing like a boss. Sunday school programs are the best. bowling like a boss. Rugby-ing like a boss hangi