The Blue Devils

So, I just got a roommate, even though he wasn't supposed to come until tomorrow. There's a group of kids from Duke and UNC who are staying here for six weeks doing service. His name is Nate and he seems really nice, just a little shy, but I have no doubts we'll get him out of his shell! Plus there's this really awesome kid who's from England, but goes to UNC, and is now in Cape Town, and his accent is amazing! Today, we had our first day of orientation, so we pretty much heard a ton of talks about being safe, and heard all of these horror stories, as they frequently reminded us that they're "not trying to scare us," but if you ask me they did a pretty bad jo. Then we went on like a four hour tour of the Cape peninsula, saw some African penguins (sooooooo cute!) and then went to the Cape of Good Hope and the Cape Point, which was believed to be where the two oceans (Atlantic and Indian) met and the point furthest south in Africa, but there is actually a point further south, so it's been renamed as the point furthest south-west, which I guess is still pretty impressive. Anyways, it was GORGEOUS and I've decided that this is by far, hands down, the most naturally beautiful city I've been to, and I consider myself fairly well traveled. Tonight, I think we're going out to a Karaoke bar, so I'll be sure to give the details! Till then,

Jason

P.S. I'll try to put up pics soon.