Top 10

Caitlin and I often talked about this, but never actually got around to writing it. We came up with the Top 10 Moments of our visit. They aren't in any real order, but here are some of the things we came up with.

1) When I got off the plane and Caitlin was on the phone with dad, mom got on the phone and the only thing we could hear on the other end was sobbing

2) The 24 hrs from when we got to the hotel at Raucana on Friday night to the next evening on Saturday, it was full of delicious food, TV, running water, real beds, beautiful landscapes, and Himbas!

3) The first three breakfasts at Caitlin's homestead which were only packets of camping food but they were so good. Pasta with alfredo, teriyaki rice, and beans and rice.

4)The baby goat.

5)All of the girls in Girls Club. Especially the athleticism and poetic skills of Sesilia, the intensity of Manoria's flared nostrils, and the enthusiasm and passion Paulina displayed when talking about sweets.

6) Watching Grade 6 do traditional dances.

7) Watching "Freedom Writers", starring Oscar Award winner Hilary Swank, in Caitlin's shack and then watching those scenes play out in real life with Caitlin and her classes. It was weird how Caitlin's classroom experiences paralleled the movie.

8) Touching a crocodile

9) Baby O...Caitlin's youngest host sister, Cecilia, who looked a lot like Oprah. I could watch that child for hours.

10)F...I can't think of #10...oh well