The End of my Stay in Philippolis

The past couple of days have been very relaxing. Yesterday I went with Kate to see !Xarip Dame. The exclamation point before Xarip is a clicking sound that you use to pronounce the word, it’s not a punctuation error! The dame is the largest dame in all of South Africa, and it was quite a spectacular site. After that, we grabbed some lunch on the way back to Philippolis. Once we returned back to Kate’s house, we relaxed for the rest of the day. I had a bit of a sore throat, so I didn’t feel like doing much else. Today, I woke up, and anxiously wanted to see how my Cincinnati Bengals did against the Cowboys in their first preseason football game. I saw that they lost, but at least they didn’t give up any offensive touchdowns! My throat felt better today, so I planned to go out with the same boys that I went hiking with the other day. They didn’t show up, most likely because it was very cold today. It was the first cold day I’ve had since I have been in Philippolis, so I’m not complaining. I went on a short run, and stayed inside for the rest of the day. I even got to see Sportscenter on Kate’s TV at 3 o’clock pm, and I got to see both the Bengals highlights, and even more impressive Reds highlights. Hopefully I’ll return from Africa, and get a chance to see the Redlegs compete in the playoffs, and continue rooting on the Bengals after a strong start of the season! Tomorrow I head off for the airport at about noon, and travel to Johannesburg to meet my mother! I’m excited to see her, and go on a nice week or so journey before our mission up Kilimanjaro! It’s been a great stay at Philippolis, and I’m looking forward for more adventures to come!