Tuesday, I went to North Durban to run with a running club, Glenwood Harriers. Someone recommended I run with a running club, becuase I don't know the city very well, it gets dark very early (5pm) and it's a way to meet people. After some Google searching, I found Glendwood Harriers. There were about 10 of us total, and I was the youngest person there by at least five years. Every one was very nice, especially a runner who had come from Zimbabwe. We ran 9k (just over 5.5 miles), at a relatively slow pace. I hadn't gone running in about six weeks, but I didn't have too difficult of a time, except for running up one particularly steep hill. Yesterday, and today still, however, my legs have been in tremendous pain.
The group was a lot of fun and very welcoming, but a little bit too far away. I had to take a cab there, which cost me just over $10. Luckily, I got a ride back from one of the runners who lives near where I am staying. Glenwood Harriers run three evenings a week: Tuesday (steady pace, 8-12k), Wednesday (time trials 5k and 8k), and Thursday (hills, 6-10k). I've just found another group that meets much closer to me; they run Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. If my legs are willing, I may try to run with them this evening, before seeing Twilight with Willene.
Today, I met some American interns working with another non-profit in the Diakonia Centre, LHR (Lawyers for Human Rights). I met one of the interns, Michael, at the cafe downstairs this morning while getting some coffee. I heard someone speaking with an American accent, so couldn't resist introducing myself. Turns out, he was one among five interns at LHR, and we made a plan to get lunch together later in the day. Jessie and I met up with Michael and another intern at LHR at lunch time. We headed to a vegetarian indian restaurant to pick up some food; we ate in the LHR office. Three of the interns are rising 2L's from Wash U law school, Michael graduated from Harvard undergrad last year, and the fifth intern is from Germany. They were all very nice, and maybe we'll continue to hang out during our time here in Durban.
Tomorrow, Jessie and I are working a half-day before heading to the bus station to catch our bus to Harrismith, where we will be picked up by the staff from the hostel we are staying at in the Drakensburg. Hopefully we'll meet people there. I've been told there is a TV, so I don't have to worry about missing ALL the quarter finals BUT I'll be missing the two BEST ones (semi-final worthy, even final worthy I'd say): Netherlands - Brazil on Friday at 4pm and Argentina - Spain again at 4pm on Saturday. It is so infuriating that these games are right in the middle of the day! Lucky me, I get to watch Uruguay - Ghana (Neither of these teams will be in the final.) and Paraguay - Spain. (At least I can watch Spain, but they will lose to the winner of Argentina - Germany in the second semifinal, which will be in Durban!) I wonder if our hike will be back by 4pm on Saturday.... Or if the bus we're on will be playing the match on the radio... One can only hope.
The group was a lot of fun and very welcoming, but a little bit too far away. I had to take a cab there, which cost me just over $10. Luckily, I got a ride back from one of the runners who lives near where I am staying. Glenwood Harriers run three evenings a week: Tuesday (steady pace, 8-12k), Wednesday (time trials 5k and 8k), and Thursday (hills, 6-10k). I've just found another group that meets much closer to me; they run Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. If my legs are willing, I may try to run with them this evening, before seeing Twilight with Willene.
Today, I met some American interns working with another non-profit in the Diakonia Centre, LHR (Lawyers for Human Rights). I met one of the interns, Michael, at the cafe downstairs this morning while getting some coffee. I heard someone speaking with an American accent, so couldn't resist introducing myself. Turns out, he was one among five interns at LHR, and we made a plan to get lunch together later in the day. Jessie and I met up with Michael and another intern at LHR at lunch time. We headed to a vegetarian indian restaurant to pick up some food; we ate in the LHR office. Three of the interns are rising 2L's from Wash U law school, Michael graduated from Harvard undergrad last year, and the fifth intern is from Germany. They were all very nice, and maybe we'll continue to hang out during our time here in Durban.
Tomorrow, Jessie and I are working a half-day before heading to the bus station to catch our bus to Harrismith, where we will be picked up by the staff from the hostel we are staying at in the Drakensburg. Hopefully we'll meet people there. I've been told there is a TV, so I don't have to worry about missing ALL the quarter finals BUT I'll be missing the two BEST ones (semi-final worthy, even final worthy I'd say): Netherlands - Brazil on Friday at 4pm and Argentina - Spain again at 4pm on Saturday. It is so infuriating that these games are right in the middle of the day! Lucky me, I get to watch Uruguay - Ghana (Neither of these teams will be in the final.) and Paraguay - Spain. (At least I can watch Spain, but they will lose to the winner of Argentina - Germany in the second semifinal, which will be in Durban!) I wonder if our hike will be back by 4pm on Saturday.... Or if the bus we're on will be playing the match on the radio... One can only hope.
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