Service and Sand: Improvised pizza (aka American culture day and other stuff)

I know it's been a while since I've posted. In all honesty nothing eventful has really happened and I don't feel like writing about the boring stuff.
Last Saturday we went to a dam near by for a Braai (BBQ) and to go swimming. It was a lot of fun to just relax and eat some food. I ended up swimming to this little island and back. After lunch a bunch of us went and jumped of the dam (about 40 feet). It was a lot of fun. I only did the 40 foot jump twice but I ended up jumping from a smaller height quite a few times. In order to jump of the dam we had to climb over the railing and turn around. This was the scariest part for me. After a while we gained a crowd of people on motor boats and kayaks. The water was cold, refreshingly so, and really really gross. But in the end it was totally worth it because it was so much fun.
On Thursday we had our final LPI (Language Proficiency Interview). I needed to get an Intermediate Low in order to pass. Pretty much I sat down with a qualified tester (which just so happened to be our language coordinator) and tried my best to talk in my language for at least 15 minutes. I did pretty well. I was able to convey that I liked to read fiction and I very briefly explained what my favorite book was about ( it's about a woman hero who does magic). I also spoke about where I wanted to travel to in Namibia and why I wanted to go to Etosha (to see the animals). In the end I got a Intermediate Mid+ (what the + means I have no idea). I will be retested during Reconnect ( December) and I will be expected to go up a level.
Then on Friday we went to Windhoek and got a tour of the Peace Corps. offices. We were suppose to take a bus but the bus driver never showed up with the bus. So we ended up taking multiple combis and some people even had to jump into taxis. In the end we all got there. The office tour was interesting because we got to see where all the behind the scenes work happens. We also got to see the volunteer flats. There are 2 rooms with 2 beds each in it. If I was to ever get sick and have to go to Windhoek for a medical reason that is where I would stay. From there we went to the mall to buy stuff for our sites. However, we were discouraged from buying too much because in the end that is more stuff that we need to bring. I bought some electronics there but nothing for my future apartment. I anticipate that we will be stopping in my shopping town on my way to my site so I will buy most of my things there.
Today (Saturday) we had the American culture day. We divide into different regions, mine was the north east, and each region made different foods. We made pizza and chili dogs. We cooked our pizza out on the grill. In the beginning we didn't know how to cook the pizza because the dough was falling through the grates. Eventually we used tin foil with a disgusting amount of oil on it. The pizzas turned out alright (we even made 2 pan pizzas!), and then we made the chili dogs. The pizza sauce and chili was all pre-made so all we had to do was heat them up. The south region made peach cobbler, sweet tea and something else that I can't remember. One group made nachos, another did gumbo and rice. We didn't have a lot of people come to this which I thought was surprising. I thought more people would want to come to the American culture day than the Namibian one. Each language also had to give a speech. I ended up doing the one for Otjiherero. I did pretty well, but I was a bit nervous so I stumbled over some of the words. At the end of this event it became an American hang out. We played American music and just danced around.