If you judge someone, you have no time to love them.

 Quote by Mother Theresa...

                I think that quote is super important anywhere you are but they are some words that take on a new meaning when you enter another country.  We have encountered several people of different cultures, who speak different languages, do different things, etc.  Some of these things may seem weird to us but we need to remember not to jump to conclusions and not to judge. It is so easy when you see someone who is different than you to assume things.  It is hard to stop those judgments in their tracks and view them with love instead. 

                On our way to House on Tuesday the ride took us 1.5 hrs because we had to take a detour.  When Shaddly (our driver) saw a police officer directing traffic he complained saying we had somewhere we were supposed to be.  Apparently there had been a bad crash where a bus fell on top of a taxi.  The officer said, “well, at least your passengers are still breathing.”  Wow.  That made me think twice.  I didn’t complain about how long it had taken anymore.

                The weather this week has been on and off cloudy.  Tuesday night there was a big thunder and lightning storm.  We went up on the roof to watch (maybe not the best idea) but it was so cool.  It lit up the entire sky with its streaks of pure radiance…..ahhh they were sooo pretty. We also decided to make a McDonald’s ice cream run….we literally ran the 2 blocks there because we were afraid of the lightning.  On our way home we got drenched because it had started to pour.  It was still super fun though.

                Today Bri and Steph and I walked home from class and we stopped at a little spaza (place where someone sells something…kind of like a street vendor…kind of…don’t know how to describe it).  They sell fresh fruit (plums, pears, peaches, apples, and bananas) for R1 (15 cents) each and a little thing of grapes for R5 (close to 75 cents).  I tried a plum this afternoon and it was probably the best plum of my life!!!!

                Tonight we went out for dinner.  I ordered seafood for the first time here….I had grilled hake and chips….yea…I am not a fish person. I didn’t really like it that much.  The meal was made better though, because we all decided to order a dessert. Their cheesecake was so good! Yum.