Rainbow Splash.

This past weekend was the Festival of Chariots held on the beachfront. We went a couple of times over the weekend. It started on Friday with the pulling of the chariots (which is exactly as it sounds - the giant chariots were pulled by ropes by people along the promenade).

Yesterday was the Rainbow Splash, essentially like the celebration of Holi. Holi is the Hindu festival where it celebrates the beginning of Spring and a time to say farewell to winter and commemorates times of good harvests and fertile land. The event is celebrated by throwing coloured powder at each other.

So that's what we did yesterday on the beach. The Festival of Chariots held the Rainbow Splash event and was basically a 2-hour event of throwing coloured powder at each other whilst a DJ (Deon-G) entertained us. Every half an hour or so, there would a mass throwing of colour in the air where we would throw a certain colour up in the air. The whole event was heaps of fun and we all looked like we swam in a rainbow by the end of it.

Just a tip to all those going to next week's Colour Fest, don't talk that much otherwise you gonna get some of the colour in your mouth and that stuff stains. Also being short doesn't really help because people just dump a whole lot of colour on top of you hence my face is the most colourful. But it's still loads of fun so enjoy chickens! 

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Summery cheer.

Wow that is a cheesy title but I laaaike it a lot. Anyway; even though the weather doesn't seem to be on board, summer is on it's way/is here. So to get in the mood for this festive season (pun not intended), I thought to change my laptop wallpaper to a more summer-appropriate one. Just for fun.

I know it's idyllic. Somebody just needs to tell the sun not to be bullied by the rain and clouds then it will all be okay. Plan? Yes it is. 

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Beaches and Tea.

Day 2 of hosting the exchange students was pretty eventful.  I first thought we wouldn't get to do anything in the morning because they were still recovering from lack of sleep due to traveling and woke up pretty late. Nevertheless, we did go to the beach for breakfast and walked on the beach for a bit. We ate at Cafe Jiran and thereafter walked on the promenade and because we were walking with two foreigners, who have never experienced sandy shores back home, we were soon walking on the sandy beach. We even dipped our legs in the not-so-icy sea and mucked around in the sand. Being Durban's winter, it wasn't all that cold for the Canadians.

In the afternoon we went for High Tea as a farewell for the Scottish exchange students. It was a really good excuse to get all dolled up in girly dresses and heels and prance around eating delicious cakes and drinking tea for two hours. Let's not forget taking tons of photos with the most amazing views of Durban as our backdrop. There was also the excitement of spotting a monkey in one of the trees for our Canadian exchanges who have never seen one before. It was a really cute afternoon.

Sohini out x

Exchange Students.

At last the Canadians have arrived. After waiting almost 5 months since leaving Canada for these two weeks: it is here. It started off on a wobbly note when there was a bit of an airport mishap with bags being lost and people getting left behind but thankfully both the bags and the girls are safely here. It's exciting to see Durban through their eyes and seeing what we take for granted or as everyday - e.g. the beach. I'm also really keen to show them where I live and how I live after being on exchange in Canada; showing them school, the beach, Gateway, the stadium and all that fun stuff. So I shall keep you all posted on what we do and where we go as it happens. It shall be an exciting two weeks.

Some of the girls down at the moment and us three South Africans.

Sohini out x