Saturday evening eclipse

Driving ahead

This was written on the 12th of August (we think this gets us caught up!):

We have a car. Chris timed it perfectly. We got our car on the day we moved into our new place, so we could use it to transport our luggage. It’s a Mazda, 4-door, about 10 years old. It’s surprising how much cars cost here – they are quite expensive. Ours is nice though, and as a special treat to Lisa, it’s automatic. This makes the transition to driving on the left hand side a little easier to think about.

Having a car allowed us also to load up on groceries, which in turn lead to eating Chris’ home cooked meals again. It’s a treat for both of us, although our restaurant friends are sad to see us miss our nightly pasta buffet.

Lisa’s work is going well. The two fundraisers she was busy planning went off without a hitch, and they earned nearly R400,000 total for the Youth Centre (SA spelling) she is trying to get built.  They are still about a million or so short, (1 million rand is currently around $140,000) so they’re working to get it together. They should start breaking ground at the end of the year.

Chris has connected with the public radio station here, and is helping there a few times a month. He’s also looking into possibly finishing his PhD studies here, possibly at the University of Stellenbosch or UCT. He’s going to go a short seminar about the program next month at Stellenbosch.

All else is good – We miss you all and are thinking of you as we look across the beautiful and turbulent Atlantic just a few blocks from our place.