The first weekend after our arrival, the CSU students and some of the other international students were taken by the school to a weekend retreat to Tsitsikamma water falls. The land scape was beautiful. When we arrived it was raining but the next day the sun was out and shining.
While we were there they fed us different local style foods as a part of out accommodation. They also let us explore the grounds a bit, but with the warning that there are very deadly snakes in the African bush. Along with hiking we got to do a series of zip line runs over the river and the falls. They also had a wall climb in the main hall of the accommodation. There was always something to do.
The river was amazily beautiful. The zip lines took us right over the falls and from there you got the best view of them possible. On the longest of the lines you felt the spray as you passed over.
We mostly stayed in large dorm style rooms with about thirty to the largest of rooms. Not the most private, but the purpose of the trip was to meet the other internationals, and this probably kept the cost down which was nice. The facility was really fun. Many of the rooms were decorated in a farm style probably to keep in the wilderness/bush atmosphere of the place. We were provided sheets, blanket and a pillow. The volleyball net and front lawn were quite polular with all of us.
We also got our first taste of African fauna. We saw hundreds of moths, the cattle they raise here, and lizards. Thankfully no one saw any snakes.
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