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| The All Blacks doing the famous "haka" pregame psych out dance |
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| Dried caterpillars, soak in water than cooked up in tomatoes, onions, hot sauce, and butter. Yum. |
Only in South Africa, can I go from cooking masonzha (caterpillars) to watching the Springboks play the All Blacks.
Maybe it was a month ago, all of the people I came to South Africa, minus the few that have left early, came to Pretoria for our Mid Service Training for about a week. The main aim of the training is to get everyone back together to build morale and push home strong. We also had medical, dental (best cleaning ever), and sessions about the prior year and the way forward. Being the super cool group that we are, we also organized an Assassins game, a Scavenger Hunt, and a Talent Show. It was awesome. You should try to find James Grosvenor's blog on the internet box for some cool photos of the events.
When the week was finished, the fun wasn't over. A few of us stayed an extra day to see ultimate rugby game - Springboks versus the All Blacks. This was not only huge to see, but it was super exciting to go into Johannesburg's Soccer City Stadium. We arrived early to the game and I could have sworn I was back in America. There was tailgating, SUVs in the city, and heavy set people. It was awesome.
After socializing a bit outside of the stadium, we made sure we arrived early to see the famous "haka" dance down by the New Zealand All Blacks team. It was awesome and the jumbotron picture at the top of this blog sums it up - big, angry dudes yelling at big angry dudes. Pretty exciting.
The game started and I couldn't really follow it. Plus there was so many people, I could hardly focus. It was sensory overload. The Springboks lost, but our friends in Johannesburg, Sue and Eddy, made us pizza so it was okay.
Maybe it was a month ago, all of the people I came to South Africa, minus the few that have left early, came to Pretoria for our Mid Service Training for about a week. The main aim of the training is to get everyone back together to build morale and push home strong. We also had medical, dental (best cleaning ever), and sessions about the prior year and the way forward. Being the super cool group that we are, we also organized an Assassins game, a Scavenger Hunt, and a Talent Show. It was awesome. You should try to find James Grosvenor's blog on the internet box for some cool photos of the events.
When the week was finished, the fun wasn't over. A few of us stayed an extra day to see ultimate rugby game - Springboks versus the All Blacks. This was not only huge to see, but it was super exciting to go into Johannesburg's Soccer City Stadium. We arrived early to the game and I could have sworn I was back in America. There was tailgating, SUVs in the city, and heavy set people. It was awesome.
After socializing a bit outside of the stadium, we made sure we arrived early to see the famous "haka" dance down by the New Zealand All Blacks team. It was awesome and the jumbotron picture at the top of this blog sums it up - big, angry dudes yelling at big angry dudes. Pretty exciting.
The game started and I couldn't really follow it. Plus there was so many people, I could hardly focus. It was sensory overload. The Springboks lost, but our friends in Johannesburg, Sue and Eddy, made us pizza so it was okay.
So cool that you witnessed the haka dance. There have been many imitators, but now you've seen the original.
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