Many exciting things have happened
this past week, including experiences at my internship as well as our homestay
in the Ocean View community.
The week started off at MaitlandCottage Hospital. On Monday, Maria and I
got the chance to watch three surgeries throughout the day in the
“theatre.” We watched two children get
botox injections to relax their muscles and get plaster casts, and then later
in the afternoon we got the chance to see a surgery in which a young girl got
her leg broken in two places (ouch) in order to help straighten it out. It was my first time watching surgeries take
place, and although I wasn’t sure how I would react to seeing a surgery in real
life, I found it quite interesting and luckily did not pass out! Our internship continued on Tuesday and
Wednesday. We got to spend more time
with the children, and found out that we will get to start our own art class
for the patients soon, which I am very excited about.
On Thursday afternoon after class,
we embarked on our weekend-long homestay in a township called Ocean View. Emily E and I had the privilege of staying
with the Daniels family, who have a 13 year old son and an 8 year old
daughter. The family was so welcoming,
and we did so many fun things in the Ocean View community. On Thursday night, we all went to a ballroom
dancing class at the community center, which was fun even though most of us
were not very talented. On Friday, we
spent the morning at a Kindergarten in the area, and later all had a cultural dinner
at one of the host family’s homes. On
Saturday, my host family took Emily and myself to Cape Point, where their
church congregation was having a picnic.
Finally, on Sunday, we had lunch with our host family before saying
goodbye and heading back to Rondebosch.
Overall, it was a great fun-packed weekend. Before spending time in Ocean View, I had no
idea what to expect of life in a township, but I really had a wonderful time. I will definitely be keeping in touch with my
host family and hope to visit them again soon!
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