So sorry it has been so long....

Alright, so it's been a really long time since I've posted. I apologize! Here is a quick update on things I've done in the past couple weeks:

We found the rhinos after they hadn't been seen for a couple months:



We did an elephant interaction. I got to meet and feed the big guys. They are officially my favorite! After I met them my tentmate Sam, decided we wanted to go for an elephant safari so we got to ride the elephants through the conservation. It was very neat and the elephants are awesome! I rode the biggest elephant named Ramadiba.







We also go to go in and meet the cheetahs. They have three very tame cheetahs here that were rescued and raised by people so they are like big dogs. They are so cool! You can lay with them and they purr like mad, they lick you and are so fun. Their eyes are awesome!







That weekend there was a festival at Inkwenkwezi. It was the Jikeleza festival and we all worked in the bar tent. It was an experience to try to understand the locals and to learn the whole Rand notes system, but in the end I was a regular. The festival was also awesome to meet and see some of the locals, see the music and dance from the Xhosa culture that is near by and see all the local crafts that are handmade here. It was a very fun weekend.

After the weekend Sam, two new volunteers and I went to Mama Tofus and experienced first hand the Xhosa culture. It was an awesome experience to learn about their culture and live as they do for one night. We slept on the floor, ate a traditional dinner, learned from 91 year old Mama Tofu, and her eldest daughter, Zinzin, about their customs and beliefs. They danced for us as well. It was very fun to meet the young girls that live there as well. They were very fun and full of energy, and loved to play with us! Unbelieveable experience!

On the way to Mama Tofu's I was able to experience the cold river water as well as I jumped off a cliff! Very fun!!

Today was a very fun day as well as I went with a bunch of the girls for a horse ride on the beach! So much fun!!!!

Everything has been going well and I am having a great time going on game drives, working in the conservation and meeting some pretty awesome people as I go!

I will post more pictures of my adventures soon, it is dinner time now!!!!