Thursday, November 18, 2010

I'm Not Dead..I Promise

Sorry I've been such a stranger recently!

The Amy Biehl Foundation is hosting its annual Gala Event Fundraising Dinner and I have been deemed event co-ordinator along with one other woman in the office. It's been pretty hectic--coming in to the office early and leaving late, but I've so much enjoyed the work. From obtaining hundreds of donations (juice to wine to luxury cruises on the Zambezi river to phoning FW de Klerk) to literally writing the order of events, managing the RSVP spreadsheet, and meeting with the florist, artists, staging crew, and MCs of the evening, my time has been pretty full!

But, as always, I've found time to fit in a few fun things recently.
Almost 2 weeks ago now, we took our Foundations Phase kiddos out to the park for a braai and some play time. It was so great to give these kids a chance to play outside of their usual township environment and to really just goof off, eat cotton candy, and play in the mud.


Next up on exciting things in life---SKY DIVING!!!! I seriously can't give this experience enough credit, but in a nutshell here it is:

You suit up in your harness which isn't much more than what you would wear rock climbing (although you do have straps over your shoulders) and sit in the airplane hanger waiting for your turn to do something completely against all common sense. I can honestly say that I think I was more excited than nervous about the whole experience. The 20 minute plane ride while sitting on my instructors lap and literally crammed into a tiny tiny aircraft with 6 other people was so exhilarating as we climbed up to 9000 feet. The views were absolutely STUNNING!

Next thing you know, the side of the plane opens and I'm hanging my feet over the edge and falling and ignoring all gut feelings and falling out of a plane. After 35 seconds of complete free fall and absolutely LOVING the rush and craziness of the whole situation, the parachute was pulled and the next 5 minutes I slowly drifted to the ground (all the while making left and right turns by pulling strings on my parachute). And just as soon as the door to the airplane opened, I was on the ground again...ready to jump back in the plane and go for round 2! Maybe I should put "become a sky dive instructor" on my bucket list....

I guess you could say I've been keeping busy with things in both work and play. In other news, I went to the Bafana Bafana vs USA soccer game in the Greenpoint World Cup Stadium which is a whole other experience to talk about. In short, it was incredible, the USA won 1-0 and we were interviewed on live TV for being Americans. I've posted a picture below, but I'll explain more later. For now, I should get some sleep. Morning comes early and the gala dinner is only a day away!

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