Real Housewives of Atlanta

As far as Real Housewives vacations go, the Atlanta gals’ trip to South Africa has been pretty epic so far. They’ve laughed, they’ve cried, and boy, have they yelled.

In her latest blog post for Bravo TV, Cynthia Bailey looks back on the trip to South Africa and insists that although there was plenty of drama, the trip was a life-changing experience.

Cynthia writes, “Even though I spent time there years ago as a model, nothing could prepare me for my return to the motherland with the girls. From the moment we arrived at Atlanta Hartsfield Airport, I had a small suspicion that this journey we were about to embark on would be like none other.”

She continues, “I wanted soak up everything that African had to offer, and in return, give back offerings of my own. I embraced the culture with open arms. I dressed in African inspired clothing and jewelry, got my hair braided, and enjoyed a hot cup of healthy Rooibos red bush tea every morning.”

As for her favorite part of the trip, Cynthia says that was hands-down the eye-opening trip the housewives took to the orphanage to visit with sick children.

“Even though many things happened on our adventure, the only day that touched my soul was the day we went to visit the orphanage ... It was truly the most genuine time that I have ever shared with the girls!

Cynthia goes on to say that the orphanage made the ladies put their differences aside, even if only for a brief time. She writes, “Everyone's love, generosity, and compassion was overwhelming. It was the first time that I experienced firsthand how ‘enormous’ each of these women are in their own special way. There were no Smalls that day, everyone was a Tall. I say this because the generosity that each of us displayed at the orphanage was big, elevated, soaring, towering, sky-scraping, and giant.”

In fact, in the closing of her blog post, Cynthia goes as far to say that the visit to the orphanage was the “perfect day.”

Source: Bravo TV