Cape Town is nothing like I ever
expected it to be. You see pictures of this place but once you are actually
here, the pictures do it no justice. It is such a beautiful city from the
landscapes and nature to the people and the way of life. It is only the second
day we have been here and I couldn’t be more excited to stay for the next 3 and
½ months. The plane ride was 17 hours long but it was completely worth it when
we finally made it to Cape Town and were warmly welcomed by Marita, Vernon,
Ben, and Jessica. After the airport we made our way to our home and it could
not be more perfect. It has a huge game room where we all can be together and a
wonderful pool that will definitely be useful when it’s a hot day. We all
picked our rooms and unpacked our clothes then enjoyed dinner together and had
a relaxing night, which was good considering how long the plane was!
Today was the first full day we have
been here and we explored Rondebosch. Rondebosch is the college city for the
University of Cape Town and it is beautiful. It has everything that we will
need and it is only a 20-minute walk away. Near our house there is a place
called Rondebosch commons and it is a huge piece of grassland that cannot be
built upon aka no buildings and it is a very beautiful area that people walk
and run around. After we explored Rondebosch we all came back to our house and
hung out by the pool and of course I got some sunburn but that’s okay because
of how beautiful the weather is. Later we are going to dinner at a Thai
restaurant so that will be a lot of fun!
In general, Cape Town was so much
prettier and better than I expected it to be and I expected a lot! It’s only
been day 1 of our trip so I am very excited for all the days to come and the
rest of orientation. This trip will be one that I will never forget and am so
thankful that I am here.
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