Assignments Done = Relaxing Weekend

It was a nice week or should I say weekend here in South Africa.

Polling station

On Monday we had service and then music class. Once we finished those two things we were practically back on weekend time. Tuesday morning we went to service and then had the rest of the day off. We usually have Political Science, however, this week we planned to celebrate Pendla with Pendla Family Fun Night. Unfortunately, the national elections were taking place the next day and Pendla was being used as a polling station. This forced us to move Family Fun Night to next Tuesday, resulting in us not having Political Science or Family Fun Night. Furthermore, Wednesday was the national elections which are marked as public holidays in South Africa. Which translates into not having school again! Finally, Thursday rolled around and rather than going to school for seminar we had it down by the park near the beach. My flat had already presented our book we read to the class so it was our turn to sit back and relax while the other flats did so. Finally, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are always off so the weekend continues!

Ah, but just because we didn't have school doesn't mean there weren't things to do for it. The
assignments have been rolling in with the semester coming to a close. I am happy that I am able to hunker down and blow through assignments because this made the weekend much better, just getting them out of the way as soon as possible. My Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday were spent typing up my music paper, typing my Pendla service reflection, putting together my final project for Seminar, and turning in my Political Science research paper. These were our last assignment for the semester. Well, the last assignments for anyone with the same classes I have. It feels wonderful to have everything done that needs to either be typed, written, presented, etc. Now it's just studying for finals which happens over the course of this week and next. Some finals have been pushed back because of conflicting things in our schedule. For instance, Pendla Family Fun Night forces the Political Science final to be pushed to Friday rather than Tuesday. Our professors for Peace Studies can't do the final on Wednesday so it is being pushed back to the final Wednesday were here. Ha, it's things like this that make us laugh. You would think finals week would have definite times and places. Guess not. It runs on African time, just like everything else.

Alley Cat theater outdoors

So with everything completed and three days left of my week long weekend it was time for me to sit back and relax. Yesterday, I went surfing with Maddie. It was a lot of fun to get back out on the water and it wasn't that bad. We had wet suits on which helped with the cold water. While surfing, there was a storm going on over parts of P.E. You know when you are on the edge of a cloud when it's raining. It was like that. Some of the rain was being pushed over us while surfing but it was only a light mist. I liked it and it added to the fun of surfing. Also, you should have seen the rainbow that formed afterwords. I wish I could have taken a picture, but somethings are just better when you are present and don't have to worry about getting the best shot. This is one of those things that I will get to just relive in my memories. I have truly never seen a rainbow with such vibrant and dark colors. It was amazing. Also, to make things better, there were two of them! A double rainbow. They both extended their full width too. Making it disappear behind the horizon of the Ocean and P.E. Fantastic!

Rainy day with a warm breeze

Friday night, a group of us went to Stanley Street which is the fun, cute street here in P.E. It's in the city and has some nice restaurants and areas to eat. Rather than eating, though, we went to the Alley Cat Theater. This was an outdoor theater in an alley. We watched When Harry Met Sally and man, was it good. Maybe I'm just a sappy, weird guy, but I really enjoyed the movie. Also, it had some very funny parts. One of those feel-good kind of movies.

For the rest of the weekend I think I will just be hanging out and prepping for finals. I will get to Skype my Mom and Dad on Sunday which will be nice because it is Mother's Day! So I will be able to see mine even if it's just through a computer screen. I'll take it, though! Then from there, just two more weeks and I will be on my plane home. Crazy how time flies when you are having fun!