The weather is heating up in Namibia and we are in the home stretch with classes. Having said that, spring break came at a nice time for us. After finishing classes on Friday, we enjoyed Namibia’s version of Oktoberfest. Most of the attendees were of German decent, the music, food, and beer were also very German. One of our German housemates came with us to the fest and said it was basically a spitting image of Oktoberfest in Germany. It was a unique and fun experience because we got a taste of another culture while in Namibia.
The following morning, we headed to the coast of Namibia for the remainder of our spring break. Swakopmund, the town we stayed in, has a plethora of mom and pop style cafes with a lot of good food to chose from and coffee shops that are similar to those in the states. I was happy to drink good coffee, as that is something about being away from home that I miss. During our days, we spent a lot of time on the beach. It was relaxing–although the water was a little too cold to swim–and really nice to be by the ocean. My favorite part of break was dune sledding. Being right on the desert makes for a fun place to ride the dunes. You start on bunny hills and progressively take on steeper areas of the dune. It was amazing how fast you fly down the sand, the only difficult part about going down, was the return back up, although it was well worth it.
From here, we continue on with classes and internships until the end of November. The semester is flying by and before I know it, I’ll be packing up and heading for Cape Town and then home. I have had such a wonderful time abroad and I look forward to what the next few weeks have in store.
The dunes
Oktoberfest
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