Day 10

Molo!

Tuesday – our last day with S4H. Also, Wewe’s birthday. Thanks to some thinking ahead from Brittany and Kristen, we had ordered some cupcakes from Checkers. When we went to pick them up, Kris had a minor heart attack when the baker played a slight trick making her think they had not understood our order. No need to panic – we walked out with cupcakes and other refreshments incident free!

We arrived at the Rainbow Centre as usual – we opened the morning with a couple rounds of flinch and continued from where we left off on Monday. The groups switched activities between Excel and reffing, and both sessions went smoothly. After we had completed the skills training, we sneakily set out our party paraphernalia and surprised Wewe with a smashing rendition of “happy birthday”. Some heartfelt “thanks” were exchanged between ourselves, and S4H. Over the course of our 7 days working with S4H and in particular the 8 All-Stars, we developed some very close relationships, and lasting memories. We entered this opportunity with humble expectations, which were far surpassed. Hopefully the skills we provided were as useful as the life lessons the All-Stars taught us.

Charley arrived at 2:30 and we packed up one last time to deliver the last of our gear bags to the local schools. We stayed at the school for only a short time, as S4H had organized a game for us at 3:30. In Cape Town time, this really meant that despite our timeliness, the game did not kick-off until 4:30. We played 2 short matches, the first against a local U20 team, and the second against a U16 team. It was highly entertaining – the girls showed a good understanding of the game, and it was a good chance for us to show off our skills (or lack thereof).

Arriving back at Ashanti, we showered (we were a tad sweaty post match), and proceeded to the hostel lounge where they had organized a braai (aka a bbq). We ate our boerwurst and got amped for the upcoming pool tournament. Salina showed impressive (and highly unexpected) pool skill and made it to the final where she faced Wayne. Despite some fierce competition, Salina triumphed and won a Cape Point Tour, which, given our imminent departure from Cape Town, she kindly donated to Wayne. Shortly after Salina’s victory, we headed back to our rooms and to bed.

Later, Cape Town!