Updates and info from on the ground during our 11 week and 5 week Experiences in South Africa
So I am back where it all started in good old Cape Town. Hopefully you all didn’t take too long to get home, it seems that nature itself even wanted you to all stay behind, luckily the Volcano was just too slow on the uptake. I just wanted to be say to everyone on the January 2010 Pepper experience; Thank you so much for an incredible trip! I think you all can agree that we had an extremely interesting and exciting group and really did become a pretty tight bunch by the end of it. Every single one of you really added your own little bit of spice to the trip and made it what it was – awesome!
First of all, Jake, although your time with us was shortlived in comparison to the rest, yiu really managed to make your mark on everybody and we reminisced about your background guitar presence many times. I must say I do really miss your ipod. But seriously you were a pleasure to have around and I hope that the rest of your gap year in the east is absolutely incredible!
Hughbert!!!!! Well to be honest you are a diamond in the rough! I will sorely miss your stories about Thailand, although there were an obscene number of them, you did tell them with so much enthusiasm! Now with the incredible hairstyle and keenness for photography(even if it is underwater) I can say you truly have embraced the Asian within you! Schnube, congratulations on becoming a master scuba diver in Mozam, with your enthusiasm in the sport I know you are going to have so many more amazing opportunities.
Freddie AKA Mountain Goat, Javelin, Frederick.....what a champion to have around! I will definitely miss your abilty to out-eat Big Ed! Its a rare rare talent my friend and as you always said; why not make the most of it while you can! To be honest Frederick, you really were a gem to travel with, forever enthusiastic! I hope You are wearing that flat peak proudly.
Georgie, wow! Never a dull moment (or quiet moment) with this kid around! For goodness sake, I don’t even know where to begin when it comes to picking out your memorable moments as you always managed to add a certain level of absolute madness to everything. From double bungy to jumping out of planes to diving with sharks, you literally threw yourself into everything humanly possibly in the space of three months! Stay in touch you wild child as I’m sure you will have some great stories to tell.
Georgia, our dear old friend from Bath!!! You really were the team player of the trip! Your subtle ways of being constantly awesome to everyone and about everything just made you pleasure to have around! I have to admit I will really miss hearing your jokes (even if they are the same ones over and over again), especially after a few cocktails – you really do have an incredible talent in telling stories! George, good luck in everything you do, you really are an amazing individual!
Abi you were a suprise to us all (it just feels weird calling you Abi now)! It is amazing how you just took every opportunity thrown at you with an obscene amount of enthiusiasm! Even though you scored top marks in every test you came across you had an awesome balance of being extraordinarily entertaining at the same time! I will never forget our very own Bridget Jones lying across the bar counter of Loskop! You are a driven young lady and I think there is an obscene amount of passion within you waiting to burst out, hopefully the photography was just one example of a whole world out there of things you still have to excel in!
My dear Olivia! You are one special girl and have a heart of gold! From your sometimes incredibly ‘blonde’ comments to your hilariously entertaining weather watch, you were a pleasure to have around. Although there were some uncertain late nights with hot water bottles, painkillers and meditation (which I still swear by) you really were a trooper and taught me so much more about parenting than I could ever imagine! Liv, you are born to help the world and somehow in your funny little way of doing things I know that you will definitely be living your dreams sooner than you think. I hope the weather has been fantastically sunny for you since you got home.
Annabelle Sargent! No words can explain what an interesting character you are! To be quite honest, I think everyone will agree with me saying you brought your own very interesting element to the Pepper crew! I had my doubts in the beginning from that first night with your complete overtake of music, I thought to myself that there could be some painful hours of music during the three months, but to be fair at least you made your mark and I will never listen to dub-step again without thinking of you! Thank you for always just being exactly who you are, no one can deny that. You really are a truly amazingly unique individual and an absolute laugh to have around. I’m not even going to wish you luck for your future as I know that everything you do you will make sure that it will be something you love and are amazing at!
Harry, Harry, Harry! From your weird fascination with stray dogs on our first weekend to your obscene reading habits, you are actually quite a normal kid! In the beginning I figured you would be a bit of a live wire, this luckily wasn’t too prominent except for an unfortunate night for an Israeli guy in Hogsback! Even though you wear your pants very low (Mark at leats enjoyed this) and abnormally short T-shirts you actually have a pretty darn good angle on life and I’m pretty sure that you will always cruise through with an almost annoying ease.
Joshua, our resident army man! From your obsession with balsamic to your inability to allow anything to be simple, I actually believe you have potentially chilled out a bit the last few months. You really out did yourself by trying to be as different and complicated as possible but I do believe that one day this will actually be a beneficial characteristic for you. You were pretty useful to have around I have to admit and all I can say is Good luck with the army I hope you have stocked up gunpowder to keep you going.
So once again Thank You to everyone for addind your own little bit of personality to everything you did. It was an amazing trip and please stay in touch and come back to visit!
Much love to you all, if there was a microphone I would tell you all its now 11:37 so I must get going.
Keep in touch,
Love Pip.xxx
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