Felicia Black
2011 - 2012
Gordon's Bay, South Africa
Teaching in South Africa
I am a recent Belmont graduate (Class of 2011) and I am going back to South Africa. I first went to South Africa in the fall of my junior year at Belmont and I had so much fun I decided to apply for the Lumos award and have been lucky enough to go again! Check out my previous blog at http://coming2sa.blogspot.com/ I will also be updating that blog as I return to South Africa so check ’em out!
More about me: I graduated with a Bachelor’s in Science, majoring in sociology and minoring in statistics. I’m thinking about teaching which is what I’ll be doing in South Africa (more on that later). I have two younger brothers, Winston and Avery and wonderful parents who have supported me despite their fears about me going. I love traveling (obviously), cooking and running! That’s all for now. You’ll learn more by reading the blog. Enjoy!
More about me....
Major(s): Sociology
My Stories
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Reunion!
Wednesday there was a strike. I really don’t know anything more than that and that they shut down the school because of it.
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Mexican Fiesta!
Last Friday something beautiful happened. We all got together and created something wonderful: a Mexican feast. It all started last Monday when I
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ACJ’s First Dance Class
Happy Leap Day everyone! I have learned a lot about this weird day. Apparently this is the one day deemed acceptable for women
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ESL and the Sunset Cruise
Tuesday 21 February Today was interesting. I worked with my English teacher on writing a friendly letter and comprehension. It never ceases to
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Signs of Improvement
Wow. I haven’t written in a while. Sorry about that. I have been busy but mostly I haven’t written because I haven’t had
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The Coolest Cats
It was way too difficult to pick just a few pictures of the older kids because they are so cute. They will seriously
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Focus on the Positives
This week has been crap to be perfectly honest. It has been overwhelming, draining, exhausting…I could go on but no one wants to
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Reading Levels
Thursday was picture day. I spent most of the break looking for Nosipho. Her hair is different! It’s so cute. It’s braided now
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The Way It’s Supposed to Be…
Today was a great day. It was challenging but it was still really good. I taught my first full class. I was nervous
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Wonderful Wednesday (Weddings and more!)
Wednesday was by far the best day of the week for me. I worked with my numeracy teacher and she had me
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The Last Days of Freedom
Not sure if this is appropriate for a blog post but there have been requests so I will oblige J On Friday January
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Sandboarding and Cheetah Petting
Ok time for the recap. I have been so exhausted the last couple days that I haven’t written. Wednesday we went sandboarding like
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Robben Island (two years in the making)
Today was my first day back in Cape Town. The weather is amazing and I’m so happy to be back. Chris, my boyfriend,
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The End of the Most Chaotic Term (so far)
I have to admit that life has not been as exciting as it was during the Charity Challenge. My first day after the
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The Rest of the Charity Challenge
Monday November 14th Day 3- Unfortunately we didn’t get to sail. Gordon’s Bay is notorious for its wind but of course, on the
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Charity Challenge! (Days One and Two)
Most of you know because I tried to spread the word about it but in November I completed GVI’s Big 5 Charity Challenge.
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Flooding at the School
Thursday November 3rd Well today was…different. Yeah, different. We’ll go with that. The day started out fairly normal. We noticed that the sewage
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“Chaotic Term”
If you would have asked me last term I would have said that it was chaotic. But comparatively speaking, this term has been
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New Long Term Teacher!
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this before but there is a new long term teaching volunteer here. I am very happy about
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Cook Franschhoek
Saturday 8 October Today was amazing. We just spent the day in Franschhoek which is probably my new favourite place in the world.
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Spa Day and a visit to an old friend
Tuesday 4 October I am currently sitting on a train waiting to go back to Gordon’s Bay. Yesterday I enjoyed a half day
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Hermanus Whale Festival
Friday 23 September-Sunday 25 September This weekend Harriet, Rodrigo and I went to Hermanus for the annual whale festival. I actually went to
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Heritage Day
Friday 23 September Tomorrow is Heritage Day but since tomorrow is also a Saturday, the school celebrated Heritage Day today. The programme was
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ACJ Library Day!
A few weeks back I talked about going around Strand, Gordon’s Bay and Somerset West trying to collect books for the ACJ library.
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The coolest kid ever and sports!
Thursday 15 September-Friday 16 September This week has been crazy because grades 4-7 are writing tests. They are only writing for two hours
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Don’t Stop Believin!
Friday August 26 Today was an interesting day. Mel and I had the world’s most awkward meeting with the teachers this morning. The
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Workshop, workshop and more workshops
Monday 22 August Today was the first day of the computer workshop for Grade 6 and it did not go well. It was
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Cape Town Weekend
Friday 19 August- Saturday 20 August This weekend was great. We went to Cape Town on Friday right after we got back from
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Take the Good and the Bad
Wednesday 17 August I am so exhausted. I couldn’t sleep last night because I was so congested which sucks. Yesterday was a good
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Week 4 Part 2
Yes I know I’m still very behind. I’m sorry. I’m just too busy here having fun/doing work to write. But here’s the rest
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Week 4 Part 1
Let’s face it. This blog is a hot mess. I am so behind, it’s appalling. I’m so sorry. Let it just stand as
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Home Alone
Friday 5 August I am in heaven right now. I have this whole house/apartment/whatever you want to call it to myself. Don’t get
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Progress (sorta)
Monday 2 August Today was a thousand times better than yesterday. Not that yesterday was terrible but there were definitely some bad parts.
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Abandoned
They left me at the school. Just completely forgot about me. It was alright though. I didn’t even notice to be honest. I
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Weekend Edition
Saturday July 30th Last night we had our farewell dinner for the volunteers that are leaving. It was at the hotel on Habour
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Test Day!
Recap of Friday July 29th Today was test day. At the end of each two week session, the students take a test on
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Exhaustion
I have to apologize for my lack of blog posts. It is so hard to write every day and then post every day!
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Birthday and trouble at school
Sunday was my birthday! We went to Cape Town by train which took a little more than an hour. There we did some
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Week 1
It is hard to express this week in words. I’ve written everyday so here’s my week. Pictures will come later 7/16 I could
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Pre-Departure Pains
I still feel like I have so many things to do. First off, I’m trying to come back in nine months instead of
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Less than a month away….
I leave the country July 16th and there still seems to be so many unanswered questions. Will I get my visa in time?
