Well, I am officially 26.5. That is right I celebrate my half birthday and did so this weekend with some homemade apple cinnamon muffins. Yum. Aside from this welcomed occassion, I had two work committments this weekend.
The first was a leadership workshop for the International Golden Key organization here on campus. My advisor gave me the opportunity to co-facilitate the session which lasted from 9:00 to 4:00. We were working with a great group of students and the day went smoothly and ended with some satisfied and enriched students so it was a lovely way to spend a Saturday.
Sunday, I attended the inaugural New Hope Summit at Stellenbosch Univeristy. This mini-conference brought together students from Stellenbosch, UCT and UWC. It was really engaging as students and speakers exchanged ideas about transformation and implementing the change they see as necessary.
The amount of ownership the students are taking to join students from very different backgrouds for a United South Africa is quite extraordinary to witness and I am grateful to have been part of such an incredible event. Students here take their potential seriously and are committed to and work hard towards building a strong South Africa. While not all students are so engaged, it is refreshing to see so much energy expended towards a worthy cause. Both the dialogue and committment to action is inspiring.
After two hard days of work, I thought I would rest, until the opportunity to climb Lion's Head was presented. We left at 4:00 to watch the sunset over the ocean from the top and wow what a sight it was. The adventure down in the dark is another story, but lets just say it was definitely worth the sore muscles and lack of sleep today!
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