The world is my home

This is what some would call crunch time. Though school hasn't even started back home, we are headed into our semester break in just over a week. I have 3 papers I need to start typing up and what not. The weather here has been quite rainy and cold, but soon it will pass and give way to the awesome sunshine and good tanning weather :). Im pretty sure God decided to make it crappy weather this last week to make me stay inside and do research so that I dont have a complete heart attack come paper deadlines. Not too much new besides planning a 4 day Orange river canoe/camping trip and then a trip to a game lodge on the garden route for break and keeping up with school work and then also Kayamandi after-school program.

This week I had 7 girls at my table and until the last 20mins or so was on my own. It has been my favorite day so far. I feel like I really connected with them. I had to teach and ask questions about performing arts. The one thing that kept the communication lines open was High School Musical....if they didn't understand a point I was trying to make or a question I was trying to get out of them I just made a reference to High School Musical and all of a sudden it made sense. At the end of the day we played charades and I really feel like they came out of their shells and became less shy. It warmed my heart when some of them gave me their papers so that I could read over the answers they had given (what is your favorite type of performing art, if you could do any what would it be and why... ect). It was like they wanted me to be proud of them/ wanted my approval.
I have heard from a guy in one of my classes that he helps teach ballroom to some kids in the same township so I am hoping that maybe I can help him out and do that too. It would be soo exciting to be able to dance with the kids. Share a common passion and know that what little I can teach them they can take throughout their life to do positive things.

Another common thing I keep hearing lately is people being homesick. I don't really feel it. I am not sure why. Maybe I am just use to having people I love spread throughout the world or not really having a concrete "home" in the same sense as a lot of those who are starting to miss it. The way I look at it is I am a citizen of the world and should feel at home no matter where I go, because no matter where I am I am the same person and can contact most the people I care about and find comfort in the things I hold dear. I must admit I am starting to miss buffalo sauce and people, but I dont really feel like that is homesickness because it occurs when I am at "home". Skype makes a big difference I think too. Weekly chats with my dad and grandparents and then daily chats with matt and tonight I actually got to see most my family in Florida. My nephews are getting so big and it made me so happy to see and talk to them.
Far too soon will I be back in the States reminiscing on my travels here. I just hope to make the most of it. I plan to stay involved in dance and try and get into the habitat for humanity chapter and then tomorrow there is a date auction (I am just supporting friends crazy enough to put themselves up there) to raise funds for the after-school program and then Saturday there is a trip to see the Penguins! Which is soo weird to think that this time last year I was arguing with someone that penguins did not live in Africa...NO WAY....then google disproved me....and now a year later I am experiencing them first hand.... so until my next adventure! Hope this disorganized and choppy blog holds you over :)

Pictures will be coming soon. I have to get my explorer fixed because it fails every time I have attempted. So everyone cross your fingers!!!