This weekend was a relaxing yet
enlightening weekend. Everyone was away so the house was quiet so I could truly
reflect on how our time here in Cape Town is wrapping up. I can't believe we go
home in five weeks. Writing the nonfiction paper also made me think just a lot
about South Africa as a whole and reflect upon its troubled past. I read and
wrote about the Soweto uprising which is another event in history that is just
remarkable in its bravery and consciousness of sticking up for equality. It
just boggles my mind again to hear about such a troubling past.
This weekend I also was able to go
get dinner with one of my camp counselors from 9 years ago who lives in Cape
Town. I love being able to reconnect with her after all of these years, but now
I feel that I know so much more about her life and history. Obviously when she
was my counselor 9 years ago I was not concerned with anything more than what
activity she would be taking us to next, but now being older and more knowledgeable
about where she comes from it was great to be able to connect with her in a
deeper and more meaningful way.
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| Sam and camp counselor from 9 years ago, Tammy. |
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