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| Taylor's first day in Cape Town |
Just over a
week ago we traveled 7,785 miles to Cape Town. For the past week we have been
introduced to a variety of different foods, events, and places that Cape Town
offers. It has been tiring, but we all know that we will be prepared to live in
this beautiful country for the remaining three and a half months.
While I
have enjoyed everything we have done so far, I really enjoyed seeing the
townships. I believe so many people come and visit this wonderful city but
they only visit the touristy places. By doing this, one leaves out a huge part
of South African history and culture. We
spent the day before the townships wandering the waterfront shops and
restaurants. I liked that orientation was set up this way, because it allowed
me to reflect on the differences between the different areas of Cape Town. It
was heartbreaking to see just how relaxing and clean the waterfront section of
Cape Town is and then compare it to the living conditions that so many
Capetonians live in. While we were told that 800,000 people lived in
Khayelitsha, I did not realize how big of a town that is until we climbed to a
lookout. There were just informal houses after informal houses. It was not only
saddening to see just how many people live in these informal houses, but also
really rewarding to have the chance to visit the different townships. I
appreciated doing so because it gave a chance to see the type places that the students
I will be working with come from.
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| One view from Look Out Hill in Khayelitsha |
While we
were in the townships, we visited two of the internship locations. It was
really remarkable to hear about what some of my peers will be working with, and
it made me excited to visit and begin work at mine.
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