The days after Mauritius and before South Africa have been busy! Also, the internet has not been working particularly well, making it difficult to access the blog. We enjoy reading the comments people leave on the blog, but for some reason we are unable to respond to them. Each time I try to leave a comment, the whole blog goes topsy-turvy.
Several of the kids have had birthdays on the ship, and Sam's party was the latest. The kids had a great time eating cake and going on a ship-wide scavenger hunt.
Our interport lecturer, Michael Williams, who joined us along with his family in Mauritius, is the head of the Cape Town Opera Company. He is fantastic! He staged several scenes from South African musical theatre shows, many of which he wrote himself. The students loved working on them and presented them on Africa Day. Barek enjoyed playing the dead body.
Our interport lecturer, Michael Williams, who joined us along with his family in Mauritius, is the head of the Cape Town Opera Company. He is fantastic! He staged several scenes from South African musical theatre shows, many of which he wrote himself. The students loved working on them and presented them on Africa Day. Barek enjoyed playing the dead body.
I did a presentation on Athol Fugard, South Africa's finest playwright, for Africa Day. A number of students, lifelong learners, and our interport family from South Africa, did a great job presenting short scenes and monologues from Fugard's plays. Known primarily for his plays that illuminated the apartheid situation in South Africa in the 80s and 90s, Fugard is still an active writer and director at 77 years of age. The Fugard Theatre just opened in Cape Town in his honor, and his latest play, The Train Driver, will be playing there while we are in port.
On the floor in front of the Africa Day sign the kids made is a giant card for the crew that everyone signed for Crew Appreciation Day.
The kids go swimming each day after PE, and I live for Amy the Registrar's yoga class on B days. She teaches a fantastic class on the upper deck--and this last B day, the full moon rose as we finished up.
Crew Appreciation Day ended with the Crew Talent Show. Everyone went wild to see their favorite steward, waiter or chef dancing and singing their hearts out. The show was definitely one of the highlights of the voyage!
The short videos are:
Barek rehearsing his Dead Body pose.
The South African musical presentation.
Preshow excitement at the Crew Talent Show.
One of the crew bands entertaining the crowd.
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