I'm without internet access at my apartment again (the power cord on my computer died) - and I know I owe a lot of people email responses, so please be patient with me if you're one of them. :)
I met with, Paul, the Programs Director at the Durban YMCA yesterday and he is great. I'm going to be volunteering there - helping out with administrative/programming stuff and also just hanging out and playing with the kids. The center is located in a not-so-safe area of the city, Albert Park, and they have kids/teens/youth clubs with about 400 members and activities every day of the week. The programming staff is made up of only 4 people so they definitely have their hands full. Paul also said that I am more than welcome to start up any programs or activities that I want while I'm here - an amazing opportunity! So I'm thankful to have found something so wonderful... and I feel like this is just the type of organization I was looking to be a part of.
In other news, Joel (Sarah's brother) left for his bike trip yesterday (he's biking from Durban to Kampala, Uganda over the next 3 months - see his blog under my links) and it's sad that he's gone but really exciting that his journey is underway.
Oh, and I rode the Minibus Taxi for the first time - it was a little squishy and a little loud, but all in all, a pleasent experience.
That's all for now...
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2 comments:
I'm so happy that you found something so amazing! Excellent! And I'm glad you made it through your first minibus experience. Who did you take it with? Love you!
I rode the Minibus Taxi by myself. I'm actually quite competent when on my own, believe it or not. ;)
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