Made it!

I just wanted to say I made it!

The course is way more academic heavy than I imagined, based on previous study abroad experiences.  So I won’t have nearly as much time to travel around as I had imagined, and I truly regret not learning early to go to Cape Town. But I am learning so much it is incredible.  The history you learn in school is such a small, skewed sliver of the actual experience of a people.  I grew up thinking apartheid was a very extreme form of segregation, when in actuality it was a genocide with unbelievable violence and oppression.  It is truly amazing how far South Africa has come in 15 years to have a unified democracy reaching toward equity, acceptance and forgiveness. 

True to from, I got up and went running with a group the morning after I arrived.  So far two runs down and a trip to the Virgin Active gym.   Fortunately, there is a good group of worker-outers that are every bit as enthusiastic as I am.  Actually, I couldn’t have asked for a better group to be abroad with everyone is so chill, love them already! 

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer,  get in a little extra sunshine for me.  Winter in Africa certainly isn’t winter in New York,  but I am not rocking shorts and a tank top by any means.

Just a teaser of some of the upcoming posts:

-my favorite reads

-workout and non-workouts for every occasion

-Liz brings sexy to your workout

-and much more

xoxo darlings