We had to wake up early today, at 8am, in order to allow the cleaner in to clean our apartment before we left. However, as we both needed showers, we had to use the communal shower opposite our apartment, and it was the weakest shower I've ever had. The water practically dribbled out! I'm gonna be glad to use our normal shower tomorrow.
Joe came and picked us up at around 10:30, and it was now my turn to drive the Tazz! Martin was right, the steering while was crazy stiff, you had to put a lot more force into turning it than you would with cars that actually has power steering.
The speed is measured in kilometres per hour too, which is a bit of a head spinner, but you gradually get used to it.
After driving Martin and Joe to the Communicare Learning Centre, in Ruyterwacht, Martin and I sat down in Lourens' office where we had a chat about how our weekends went, and what the schedule for the week would be like.
Lourens then asked us about what kind of things we wanted to do while out here, so they can organise it all to suit our schedule. Martin suggested that he wanted to go on a Safari, which we both agreed we wanted to do, and I said I wanted to go shark cage diving which, funnily enough, Martin wasn't too keen on. Lourens said that they've already planned for us to go to Robbin Island, and climb Table Mountain, as well as hang gliding off Lions Head mountain in the coming weeks, which we were keen to do aswell.
After a bit of a natter, Martin, Joe, Lourens and I headed off to the shops to pick up some footballs for us to use when coaching, then came back to the Learning Centre for some hot dogs for lunch.
After that, we went off to Victory Outreach Rehabilitation Centre, which is a place where people come to try and put there life back on track, after living the life of crime. They have accommodation facilities, which are free of charge, and allows the residents to have shelter for the night. They also have a kitchen, computer facilities and recreational space, so it's a really good place for people to try and turn their lives around. The only criteria for staying there is that they have to show that they want to become better people, and ditch that life of crime and violence for good. We met all kinds of people, ex drug dealers, gangsters, prostitutes, robbers. It was amazing to see and hear the kinds of lives they lived, and how low they felt before coming to Victory Outreach. We put all the chairs in a circle formation, so everyone could see everyone and, after Joe and Lourens explained why we were here and what we do, there was a big Q&A session, where the residents asked us all kinds of questions for us to answer.
After all questions were asked, it was their turn. 2 guys and 2 girls told us their stories and their lives before coming to Victory Outreach, and why they wanted to turn their life around. It was incredible to hear what they had been through. After that, one of the main managers/pastors gave a speech about how everyone has a potential, and that it's never too late to fulfil that potential. Before the whole group sang a few songs for us which truly was an amazing experience, one I won't forget.
After saying our goodbyes and posing for a few pictures, Joe drove Martin and I home, where we had a couple of hours before we were being picked up by Martins friends' cousin, Elias, to go out for dinner. During those couple of hours we got changed, went to the shops to grab a few bits, and planned our first coaching session for tomorrow!
Elias picked us up at around 7, and took us down to the waterfront where we had a really nice dinner with him and his mate. I went all English and opted for a traditional Fish and Chips!
I've written a long post today so I'll wrap it up here, especially as I still have to Skype the girlfriend, and have to somehow wake up at around 6am tomorrow, to get a train to meet Joe at a place called Vasco!
Also, just saw the FA Cup draw, and Arsenal have been drawn against Middlesborough in the 5th round! A game we should win, but can't be too confident about after Middlesborough beat City in the last round, but that's not hard these days, eh?
Harry
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