My Homestay Family

My Homestay family is so amazing! The family consists of a mother and three boys. Zola is the mother and she is the most generous and sincere woman I have ever met! She is also obsessed with my diet. She makes these enormous plates of food that I couldn't finish in two days and expects me to eat it in one sitting! On top of that she thinks my roommate and I are too skinny so she gives us extra. I haven't finished a plate since I have been here. The food here is unbelievable, but also really spicy. In the mornings they have cereal, but instead of cold milk, they heat it up. I thought it was werid at first, but now I really like it. The boys I live with are so funny there names are (phenetically) mazamo, lueyanda, and mini. They always walk me to the very distant internet cafe and grocery store and also carry all my bags for me... sure wish matt could be here to see this great example :)also they have so many questions and are trying to teach me Zulu. So far it's not going so well! There are 8 other interns that are here with me and among those, 3 will come with me to Capetown. Everyone is so amazing and easy to get along with. 2 of the interns are in medical school already and it's really cool to get some inside information from them. My roommate is from washington DC and is in medical school. We share a room at our homestay and it's really nice to have someone there who is experiencing the same sort of lifestyle changes as me. In Durban they dont' shower, they only take bathes... Which I don't know about you, but washing my hair and body in a 5 foot tub while i am 5 10 is near impossible. Laundry is done by a washing machine but is hung out to dry. This being Durbans winter season and it rains sometimes, drying clothes can be tricky. So far, this experience has been amazing and it gets easier to forget the simple things I miss from home as each day passes. I miss you all so much! Love you mom, dad, tyler and matty.