scavenger

The CIEE (the program I’m on) orientation made us do a scavenger hunt around the campus today (which I of course did dragging my flip-flop-donned-feet) but it gave me an excuse to soak up the area. As you continuously walk up and up towards the campus, you go through an underpass, with walls covered in murals. Then out of the darkness of the tunnel you come out onto the most beautiful view of upper campus and Table Mountain. The campus is massive, and every corner you turn unveils a beautiful view of the city below, or a staircase with a arc over it where birds fly through, or a castle-like structure covered in ivy, and all of it is fore-grounded with palm trees.

Highlight of the day: besides the views, I loved hanging out in this great café with free (but very limited bandwith) wifi. I got my first chance—after a relatively painful four days or so to go on the computer. There is a list of crushed-iced smoothie/frappiccino-style drinks that all look delicious. I have my eyes on the mango-mint. I’ll let you know how that goes.