Today in Burundi, I had a few firsts. I went to my first aerobic class in Muyinga, Burundi and I watched a lunar eclipse happen from the closest I've ever been to the equator...(2 degrees south) Something I would've missed had I been in North America... Seeing as how it's still daylight there. This brief taste of the earth's magnitude and cosmic presence has humbled and inspired me at the same time. Burundi has been nothing but great to me, the work has been challenging and I feel I've had great opportunities to learn so much about myself and geology (I wish I could say I embraced every opportunity but that would be an exaggeration)
I go to South Africa for my holiday in 3 weeks, so far the adventures to ensue with my colleague are already looking rather epic. We've got three days on safari in the north and a 24 h train ride down to Cape Town from Jo-burg... Time in a beautiful city, the opportunity to swim with penguins and have some delicious Stellenbosch wine.
I'm very, very, happy to be in Africa and I don't think any amount of blogging or lack of... Will ever truly explain how happy I am to be in Africa.
PS Aerobics is hard.
Amazing, dude :) I heard about the lunar eclipse going on and that it wouldn't be visible over here, thought of you.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you're having a fantastic time, and your upcoming vacation sounds just awesome! And to think I'm looking forward to just going up to North Bay for a week.. Hope your experience keeps being awesome!