The highlight to my week was the fashion show I attended on Friday night. It was hosted by the fashion students at the University of Namibia. Their final project was to create one piece if you were a first year student and an entire collection if you were a fourth year student. The themes were African art, origami, recycled materials, the Hunger Games, and evening attire. All the ensembles were very well done and the show was a lot of fun to watch. They offered a cash bar to enjoy the event and it was a lovely evening to sit outside and watch the hard work of students. Later, we went to Joe’s Beer Garden, to enjoy the each other’s company. It’s a very large and unique German restaraunt/bar that’s partially outdoor. Overall, Friday was a very nice reward to end a week of classes.

On Saturday, we woke up early to go on a hike up a mountain. It was still cool outside from  the night, so I was glad to have gone early. It took us about three hours to climb up to the top and back down and it was  steep and exerting, but well worth the effort. The city is surrounded by mountains and the hike offered  beautiful views on the way up. Unfortunately, it did not photograph well, but it was gorgeous. Later, I went to the sky bar to enjoy more of the outdoors and spent the Sunday morning in town doing some shopping. It was a very enjoyable weekend, much of it spent outdoors and enjoying some of Namibia’s natural beauty, coupled with end of the semester wrap up projects and papers.

 


Finishing the hike