The week after our home stay has
been filled with much excitement. At
Maitland Cottage Hospital, we have been getting into the swing of things, and
getting to know a lot of the patients better.
We are going to begin an art class for the patients, which I am thrilled
to start. Since many of the children at
the hospital are staying for a long period of time, I believe that using their
creativity and making colorful artwork to hang around their beds will help
these children stay positive.
These next
two weeks are very special for me, as some of my family from overseas (London
and Australia) is in Cape Town for the next two weeks, so I will get to spend
some time with them. Having this family
around is so comforting and it is wonderful to see my younger cousins and see
how much they have grown up since the last time I saw them!
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| Onna & Dani on Table Mountain |
Finally, this past weekend Maria,
Emily L, Molly, Onna, Christina and I hiked to the top of Table Mountain. We started from the Kirstenbosch Botanical
Gardens and made our way to the top of the Mountain via Skeleton Gorge. The hike to the top was very tough and took
us almost four hours, but I was so proud of us for accomplishing this
feat. The view from the top of the
mountain was absolutely breathtaking. We
walked all across the top of the Mountain, and got to see all of Cape Town from
3558 feet above the ground. We took the
cable car back to the bottom and then ate a very big meal back in Rondebosch. This experience made me reflect on my time
here in Cape Town so far. I am so lucky
to be living in this beautiful country, and wish that everybody had the chance
to experience all of this for themselves, because words and pictures cannot
even begin to describe how amazing this place is. It has been such an amazing journey so far,
and exploring Cape Town only gets more exciting with time.
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