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| Lauren & Melanie at Chapman's Peak |
Overall first impressions: amazement
and excitement! I can understand why so many people raved about Cape Town and
recommended it to me. It’s beauty is surreal and reminds me of the
amazing world we live in. There are so many places I am eager to explore.
Orientation has been one adventure after another. One of my favorite moments so
far was when the orientation schedule was passed out and I saw all the cool
things we are doing in the next two weeks. A concert, beach tours, a church,
internship sites, I know it will all be fun. One initial impression was how
very similar Cape Town on the surface is to the US. I keep having to remind
myself that I’m in a different continent. However, many people have said that
once you become involved in the community you begin to see the differences. It
will be interesting how this turns out. The second thing I have been thinking
much about is something our RA Ben said, which was that the more you can
disconnect from home the more engaged experience people have here. Obviously I
want to stay in touch with important people from home but I agree that there’s
no need to be checking facebook, etc. constantly or relying on people from home
for support when there are many people here to connect with. One of my goals
for this semester is to live in the moment and learn to appreciate people in a
new way.
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| Night view of city |
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