Youth for Understanding South Africa International Youth Exchange
wedding dance which they enjoyed and almost even perfected. Like the previous night we had long hours of “Werewolf” and then off to sleep. On our last day all together we woke up an hour later than usual and we just had a relaxed day, bags were packed, the chalets were cleaned and once all of that was done...guess what? We played “Werewolf” again. It was during the game that the host families came to collect their new sons and daughters and a wonderful few days came to an end and the beginning of the rest of their lives started. Ngoako Mashitisho, Limpopo junior coordinator
Youth For Understanding South Africa Newsletter January 2011
NEW INTERN IN GAUTENG
In my free time, I like to travel, to swim, to read and to spend time with my friends. I really enjoy my internship and I am sure that I will have a great time. I am really looking forward to meet a lot of people, work together with them and experience the South African culture. Imke, intern at YFU Gauteng
Mid-year orientation in PE
My name is Imke and I am from Germany. I am the new intern in the Gauteng region. I arrived in the middle of January and I will stay until the end of March. I was an exchange student in the USA in the program year 2002/2003. I had a great year and I want to share my experiences with others. After my return to Germany, I started to volunteer for YFU Germany. I volunteer in the inbound as well as in the outbound program, because I really like to work with the students. Usually, I study economics in Hanover, Germany, but I studied the last semester abroad in France.
It was very windy Friday afternoon that PE students and YFU volunteers started arriving to The Willows, some of them later than expected because robots were not working in the city. That didn’t take the excitement away – quite the opposite, students were full of energy and asking when we are going to start. In the meanwhile, very curious and playful velvet monkeys kept everybody entertained – jumping around, starring as people, fighting and screaming. Nine exchange students were taken care of by Regional head of YFU PE Mrs Iris Goeda, volunteers Keegan, Nosh, Elia, previous intern Gesa and current intern Monika. Eventually we gathered for tasty dinner and
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