Its so hard to get out of bed in the morning on foggy,
chilling days like today. I just want to stay snuggled up under my duvet for
another few hours, dreaming about somebody bringing me a hot breakfast in bed
or something. Biva and I found a heater, like a big serious heater on wheels,
in our apartment recently and have been using it to heat up our bedroom. Best
find ever.
Yesterday was much of the same weather, so likewise I get up
and drag myself to work in the gloom. I put on a little extra makeup because
I’m having my final evaluation of how I did at my field placement this semester
for UT. I don’t finish up work for two more weeks, but my supervisor, Nana, is
leaving tomorrow to have an operation and will be out the rest of my time in
the office. So we get all the documents
ready and doodle around in the boardroom with my laptop all set up, waiting for
my UT field liaison to Skype in for my evaluation. She does and we all sit and reflect together
on my time at Southern Hemisphere and in South Africa generally. I have really
loved this field placement. They have given me fantastic learning opportunities
and the ladies that I work with have been such role-models for me in many ways.
They’re smart, ambitious, great at their work, and have wonderful children and
husbands as well. Confession: we talk about kids and home/family stuff so much
around here that I actually think it would be really nice to have them someday.
Like, its something I really want to do.
Anyway, its been a cool journey here. I did so much in my
internship, and did so much outside of it as well and learned a lot about
myself as a person and professional. During the evaluation, I enjoy reflecting
on that with Nana and my liaison. (They also tend to praise the intern a bit in
these social work evaluations, so I like that part too.)
I feel really emotional afterwards. All that formal
reflection, woof. And I’m really going to miss Nana. I went to her house for
the weekend this past weekend and spent time with her awesome family. We had yummy
dinners and lazy days and took a trip to the beach. One of their dogs,
Hercules, stole my bra off the bed I was sleeping in and it was so confusing
the next day when we looked for it everywhere and couldn’t find it! She came
into work the day after and said she had found it in the yard, haha. I’m really
thankful for her taking care of me at work and outside of work. She lent me a
sleeping bag for my safari so that’s good collateral to make sure we’ll see
each other again before I leave.
I come home from work and want to just sink into my couch.
Instead, I go out to dinner in Camp’s Bay for a friend’s last night while it
pours down rain. I feel like pouting. I get a plate of sushi off the sushi
carousel and order a Makers on the rocks (only R 28!!). Then I discover that we
are next to a bar that has a (self-proclaimed) world-famous karaoke night on
Tuesdays. WE MUST GO. So after dinner, everyone heads to the karaoke bar and we
stay out way too late singing and dancing. I decide on singing “A Thousand Miles,”
that cheesy Vanessa Carlton song, and “Independent Women” because it’s the
greatest. When you finish singing, the host pours a shot of some green apple
stuff down your throat, great for your vocal chords. I think my favorite part
of the night was hearing Ethan belt out his rendition of “Summer of ’69.” I
will admit, it is a pretty epic karaoke Tuesday, and a great way to break the
emotional funk.
But yea, so two more weeks of work here and then I’m off for
my safari! I’m really excited!! Everything is just about in order with my
preparations. I’m also very excited because Christy is coming to visit again
this weekend and we + Alison are going on an all day wine adventure in
Franschhoek! Including a romantic picnic lunch J
Can’t wait.
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