On Friday Saturday and Sunday I attended services at the Windhoek hebrew congregation. Friday night was "packed" between 25-30 women and around 20 men. I got to see the Israeli families I had shabbos dinner with two weeks ago, and exchanged contact information with them. There was a dinner after services and we ate with this cute older couple and their mother who is 85 and quite the character. After dinner they drove us home because they said it was not safe for two beautiful young girls like us to take a cab home. Then they invited us to a braai (BBQ) and told me they would get kosher chops! HaHaHa they were beyond adorable. Then saturday services ended around 12:30 and the lunch after was MEAT. I mean, no kosher brisket or anything, and nothing that compares to grandmas sweet potato pie with marshmallows!! Also, the matzoh balls were hard and sticky, not light and fluffy... pretty disappointing. On Sunday I brought a few of the non-jews I live with to services as well, to hear the shofar and sort of just see what we do. They were quite confused to say the least. Not to mention there were two chabad yeshiva students (not rabbis) there to lead services, which TOTALLY added to the experience!
Also this weekend I went to a braai at this dam outside of the city. It was gorgeous and super fun. Everyone started drinking around 10 AM (not me I was at services!) and basically kept at it into the night (I left after sunset). But, it was really cool, there were tons of people and food and all sorts of random stuff going on in addition to the amazing water/mountain scenery.
At my internship this week we worked on banners to hang up at the windhoek show booth where we will be selling the sewing projects of the women at the shelter. And we dyed towels, which means my hands are crazy bright blue.
Then today I wrote a paper at 6 am, and then went to parliament and took pictures in the prime ministers seat.
Tomorrow we leave for Swakop, where I'll be para-gliding and sand-boarding !!!
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