So first
off I just want to give a 21st birthday shout-out to the best friend
anyone could ever ask for Monika Jones!
Since I know you are reading this you better enjoy it and feel special. Miss you buddy.
We have been in Cape Town for about a month
now and I couldn’t be happier. As I
listened to “My City” on my IPod and ran around the commons towards Table
Mountain, I had an epiphany. We are
finally starting to adjust to life here.
It feels good to have a handle on things and I feel as though Cape Town
has become my home for the time being. I
finally made a successful omlette and my cooking abilities are starting to get
a little better. Although I have had
eggs for the last few dinners, I have been genuinely enjoying them. I have been spending a lot of time at the
beach, especially Camps Bay trying to work on my tan and it is coming along
very nicely.
 |
| Emily W at Camps Bay |
Last Friday
we climbed Table Mountain and it was by far my favorite experience here
yet. We made friends with a mini bus
driver and it was perfect because we found an inexpensive way to get there. We climbed Table Mountain and I got an
ostrich burger at the top because I’m in Africa so why not experiment? It was absolutely unreal when we got to the top
and words cannot properly explain the view we had that overlooked all of downtown
Cape Town. It was simply incredibly and
the hike back down Table Mountain completed the epic day.
Tafelsig
has been getting better and better each and every day. Yesterday we were lucky enough to be able to
do ECGs, urine tests, and HIV tests. We
are truly moving up in the world of medicine and I am so excited to see what
else they allow us to do. Seeing how some of the patients live really opened my
eyes up to the true poverty in this country.
So many of the patients could have prevented their illnesses if they had
the proper means to do so and I wish there was something I could do to make
that better.
No comments:
Post a Comment