And so the adventure begins . . .

Students arrived safe and sound at Cape Town International Airport on 14 January 2014 and their whirwind two week orientation began.  You can follow along by clicking on the links below.

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UConn in Cape Town Orientation Schedule for January 2014 
with Vernon Rose, Marita McComiskey, 

Ben Brown, Liz Engelmann, & Parks Tekene

Tues. 14 Jan. 2014  
12:15 pm           Arrival at CapeTown International Airport
1:00 pm             Depart for houses in Rondebosch & Mowbray
Afternoon:         Housing Logistics w/ Ben & Liz
6:00 pm             Dinner Chai Yo, Mowbray

Wed. 15 Jan. 2014
9:30 am             Official Welcome to Cape Town
                          w/Vernon, Marita,  Ben, Liz , Parks
10:15 am           Depart for Main Rd in Rondebosch for exploration of  neighbourhood
11:45 am           Group Lunch at Nando’s                          
12: 45 pm          Finish up shopping
 2:30 pm            Return to houses with supplies
 3:30 pm            Leave for town
 5:00 pm            Bafana vs Mali in African Nations Championship @ Green Point Stadium
 7:30 pm            Take away Kauai Dinner with community meeting at house

Thurs  16 Jan 2014         
 9:30 am            Depart for the Univ of Cape Town
10:00 am           Briefing by the International Academic  Programmes Office
12:30 pm           Individual lunch in Rondebosch
 2:00 pm            Depart for Westlake
 3:00 pm            Briefing by the American Consulate of South Africa
 4:30 pm            Return to houses
 7:30 pm            Leave for Wetton
 8:00 pm            Dinner at Blue Chip Jazz Restaurant

Fri. 17 Jan 2014
 9:30 am            Depart for the City
10:00 am           Tour of District SixMuseum
12:00 pm           Lunch at Charly’s Bakery
 2:00 pm            Leave for the City Hall & Grand Parade
 2:10 pm            Cape Town walk about
 4;00 pm            Return home
 5:00 pm            Security Briefing Marilyn Jones of South African Police Services
 6:30 pm            Leave for town
 7:00 pm            Dinner @ BoKapp Kombuis  in BoKaap
       9:30 pm            Community Meeting

Sat.  18 Jan 2014
 9:30am             Depart for Trip Around the Peninsula
10;00am            Stop at Fourth Beach/ Maiden's Cove
10:30am            Leave for Hout Bay
11:00am            Hout Bay walkabout
11:45am            Depart Hout Bay for Cape Point
1:00 pm             Group Lunch at TwoOceans Restaurant
 2:00 pm            Exploring Cape Point
 3:15 pm            Leave Cape Point for Boulders Beach
 4:00 pm            Visit the Penguin Colony
 5:15 pm            Community Meeting
 Evening            Open Dinner

Sun. 19 Jan. 2014
10:00 am           Township Faith Experience Sivuyile Baptist Church—Gugulethu
12:30 pm           Group Lunch at home in Bridgetown
 2:00 pm            Return home & pack picnics
 4:00 pm            Depart for Kirstenbosch
 4:30 pm            Visit Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
 5:30 pm            SummerSunset Concert –Johnny Clegg
 

Mon. 20 Jan. 2014
 9:00 am             Depart for downtown
 9:30 am             Meet Lucy Campbell at Slave Lodge for Transcending  History Tour of city slave sites
12:15 pm           Individual lunch around town
 1:45 pm            Meet at the Slave Lodge
 2:00 pm            Visit Signal Hill
 3:30 pm            Return to houses
 6:30 pm            Depart for the City
 7:00 pm            Dinner at Addis Ethiopian Restaurant

Tues. 21 Jan. 2014
 7:15 am             Depart for Nelson Mandela Gateway
 9:00 am             Depart for Robben Island
12:30 pm            Individual lunch—exploring Waterfront
 3:30 pm             Return to houses
 6:30 pm             Leave for town
 7:00 pm             Dinner @ Gold Restaurant, Greenpoint

Wed. 22 Jan. 2014
 9:30 am            Leave for Durbanville
10:30 am           Visit AltydgedachtVineyard
12:15 pm           Depart for Stellenbosch
 1:00 pm            Lunch at Moyo’s at Spier
 4:00 pm            Return home
 5:00 pm            House Meetings
Evening             Open 

Thurs 23 Jan. 2014
9:00am               Leave Loch Rd.
Whole Day        Community Tour of Langa, Gugulethu, Mitchell's Plain, Khayelitsha, etc.
Lunch:               Individual Lunch
2:00pm              Continue tour
4:30                   Return home
5:30pm              Leave for downtown
6:00pm              Group Dinner  Diva Pizza
8:00pm              Jazz at Mahogany Room

Fri 24 Jan. 2012
9:00 am              Public transport Exercise (No bus required)
Lunch                 On your own-- return to Loch Rd by 12:45
1-4 pm                Marita’s Class: Community Room Loch Rd
5:30 pm              Leave for Newlands
6:00 pm              Dinner at Bihari Indian Restaurant
8:00pm               Karaoke at Blue Chip

Sat. 25 Jan 2014
Morning            FREE
3:00 pm             Community Meeting at Loch Rd
4:00pm              Leave for Belville
5:00pm              Welcome braai at Vernon and Esme's home

Sun. 26 Jan 2014
9:00am               Leave houses for morning at beach
10:00am            Muizenberg Beach
1:00pm              Group Lunch (Fish and Chips at Kalkies)
3:00pm              Return to houses and pack picnic supper
4:15pm              Leave for KuilsRiver
5:00pm              Jazz at Marianna’s "Bringing Music/Arts/ Culture to the Community" performance

Mon –Tues 27-28 Jan
9:00-5:00          Visit Internship Sites

Wed. 29 Jan           Start of the internships         

Thurs 30 Jan           
9:30-12:00       Vincent’s Class at University of Cape Town
1:00- 3:30         Vernon’s Class at UCT