These past two weeks have been
amazing. I truly feel like I have been exposed to the culture here in
South Africa. Who would of thought I would feel at home so soon.
Other then the bug bites Cape Town is the place to be. I defiantly want to
return to this beautiful piece of land. So far I have met a few people here in
Cape Town and the people I have encountered have been very sweet and genuine.
The weather is great. I love the cool night air and the various mountains
that are visible from almost any where in town. Orientation has
finally ended and I mean that in a good way. We are finally diving into classes
and our internship which is very exciting. Although I enjoyed every aspect
of orientation, speaking with Lucy Campbell of Transcending History and Collin really hit
home for me. These were the two individuals we got the pleasure to speak with
while touring the Slave Lodge.
I noticed similarities between the U.S`s history
around segregation and South Africa`s recent end of Apartheid. I
remember thinking about how the history here is so rich and prevalent where
back home it appears to be over looked or non-existing.
Visiting every internship site gave
me great insight to my peers interest and passions in some cases. It also
allowed me to understand what was going on in Cape Town and what were people
doing to improve those issues. They all were unique in their own way and
were all focusing on creating a safe, healthy, and successful community.
What I appreciated most was how positive everyone appeared to be. With all of
the problems circulating because of the
Apartheid, these individual were very positive that
things were going to change for the better.
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| Kiya & Melanie at performance of arts and culture at Marianna's home |
Another part of
the orientation that I found interesting is the art here in Cape
Town. I especially thought the various jazz places we went to spoke to the
diversity here. I enjoyed Marianna's the most because of
how personable it was. The artists had history behind what they were
doing and was able to express that through their instruments and
spoken words. It was intriguing to witness the Diana Ferrus recite the
poem that brought the remains of the woman who
was sexually and mentally abused to be buried home in South Africa. This
same women who was brought back to her home was the inspiration for the
name of the center I am interning at. The Saartjie Baartman Centre is
in memory of this woman. In all Cape Town is providing me with experiences I
would not trade in for anything. Until next time.
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