. . . . and so the adventures begin

University of Connecticut Cape Town Education Abroad Spring 2015

Orientation Itinerary

Fri. 16 Jan. 2015       

2:20pm      Arrival at Cape Town International Airport

2:50pm      Depart for Rondebosch

3:30pm      Arrive at house.

4:00pm      Housing Logistics w/ Ben Brown and Jessica Gates

Evening     Dinner at home w/RAs

Sat. 17 Jan. 2015

10:00am     Official Welcome to Cape Town
Vernon Rose, Marita  McComiskey,  Ben Brown, Jessica Gates, Parks Tekene

11:00am      Depart for Rondebosch
Exploring your new neighbourhood

         Rondebosch Walk-about, ATM, shopping

12:30pm     Group Lunch at Nando’s  

 3:00pm       Drive through surrounding areas:

 4:30pm       Return to house

 6:00pm       Depart for Mowbray

 6:30pm       Dinner at Chai Yo Thai Restaurant

10:00pm      Return to Loch Rd.

Sun. 18 Jan. 2015

 9:30am       Depart for Trip Around the Cape Peninsula

10;00am      Stop at Fourth Beach

10:30am      Leave for Hout Bay

11:00am      Hout Bay walkabout

11:45am      Depart Hout Bay for Cape Point

12:00 pm     Stop at Chapman's Peak

 1:00pm       Group Lunch at Two Oceans Restaurant

 2:00pm       Exploring Cape Point

 3:15pm       Leave Cape Point for Boulders Beach

 4:00pm       Visit the Penguin Colony

 5:15pm       Return home

Evening       Dinner at the house with Ben & Jessica

Mon  19 Jan 2015

 8:30am       Depart for the Cape Town

 9:00am       visit Signal Hill

10:00am      Tour of District SixMuseum

11:30am      Lunch Diaz Tavern

 1:45pm       Leave for the “Grand Parade”

 2:10pm       Cape Town walk about

 3:30pm       Return home.

 6:45pm       Leave for town

Dinner         Manenberg’s Jazz Cafe

Tues.. 20 Jan 2015

 9:00am       Depart for the University of Cape Town

 9:30am       Briefing by the International Academic  Programmes Office (IAPO) Ms Felicity Mashodi

12:30pm      Individual lunch in Rondebosch

2:00pm        Depart for Westlake

 3:00pm       Briefing by the American Consulate

 4:30pm       Return home

 6:30pm       Leave for downtown

 7:00pm       Dinner at Addis Ethiopian Restaurant

10:30pm      Return home

Wed. 21 Jan. 2015

 9:00am       Depart for downtown

 9:30am       Meet at The Slave Lodge
Transcending Hisory tour of the City’s Slave Sites (Lucy Campbell)

12:30pm      Lunch at Charly’s Bakery

 2:30pm       Return home

 5:45pm       Briefing by Lieutenant Marilyn Jones

 6:30pm       Depart for Green Point

 7:00pm       Dinner at Bo Kaap Kombius Malay Restaurant

10:00pm      Return home

Thurs. 22 Jan. 2015

 7:15am       Depart for Nelson Mandela Gateway

 9:00am       Depart for Robben Island

12:30pm      Individual lunch—exploring the V & A Waterfront

 3:30pm       Return home

 7:30pm       Leave for Wetton

 8:00pm       Dinner at Blue Chip Jazz Restaurant

Fri. 23 Jan. 2015

9:00am        Leave home

Whole Day Community Tour Visiting Langa, Gugulethu,Khayelithsa, Mitchell’s Plain and Manenberg

Lunch:         Individual Lunch

4:00pm        Order dinner at Golden Dish

5:00pm        Return home

6:00pm        Dinner and Community Meeting

8:00pm        Free evening

Sat.  24 Jan 2015

9:30am        Leave for Durbanville

10:30am      Visit Altydgedacht Vineyard

12:15pm      Depart for Spier Wine Estate, Stellenbosch

1:00pm        Lunch at 8-Restaurant

3:00pm        Stop for take away .

 5:00            Arts@Home at Marianna’s home

Sun. 25 Jan. 2015

9:40am        Depart

10:00am      Township Faith Experience  Sivuyile Baptist Church—Gugulethu

12:30pm      Group Lunch in Bridgetown

2:00pm        Return home.

4:00pm        Depart for Kirstenbosch

4:30pm        Visit Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

5:30 pm       Summer Sunset Concert: Jimmy Nevis

7:30pm        Return home

Mon 26  & Tues. 27 Jan. 2015

Visit everyone’s internship throughout day, evenings free

Wed 28 Jan 2015

Morning      Public Transport Exercise

5:00pm        Leave for dinner at Diva Pizza

7:30pm        Fugard Theatre: Orpheus in Africa

Thurs. 29 Jan 2015                 

9:30am        South African History and Politics Class at UCT

1:00 pm       Vernon’s Class at UCT

Evening       Free

Fri. 30 Jan 2015

Morning—Marita’s class, day/time for future classes TBA

Afternoon & Evening Free

Sat. 31

4:00pm        Leave for Belville

5:00pm        Welcome Braai at Vernon and Esme

9:00pm        Return to Loch Rd