I have now been home for two and a half weeks but I still find myself thinking about my experiences in Cape Town all the time. My last few days in Cape Town were absolutely amazing. On my second to last day of work, everyone at Empilweni surprised me with a going away party. They dressed me up in traditional African clothing; we ate traditional African food, and danced to traditional music. There is no other way to describe it besides beautiful. The party was ...

I cannot believe it… only three days left of work at Empilweni and four days left in Cape Town! The past 3 months have flown by! I am starting to get really eager to go home. I have met so many people that I am going to miss dearly but I am ready to get back into a normal routine. I wish I could live in the moment more because I think I am not appreciating these last few days as much as I should, but I just cannot wait to see my family and friends! This last...

My time in South Africa is quickly coming to an end. Up until now I have been eager to got home, but now I find myself feeling very sad. This is mainly because I have met so many great people and it is likely that I will never see them again. Despite all the ups and downs I have had at my internship, the staff at Empilweni are the most genuine people I have ever met. They treat one another like family and they welcomed me like one of their own. It's going to be...

Yesterday at work things were pretty much back to normal. I was expecting things to be really crazy and hectic due to the big protest the day before but it didn't seem any different. I think the reason for this is because the people of Khayelitsha are used to living in this sort of environment. This protest was such a big deal because it was also taking place in downtown Cape Town, not just the townships. The ANCYL (The African National Congress Youth League is...

It has been another good week here in Cape Town. On Thursday after work a bunch of the girls and I went to Signal Hill to watch the sunset. Signal Hill is a huge hill basically in the middle of the city; It kind of branches off from Lions Head and Table Mountain. On our way there, we stopped and got some cheese and wine. It was a beautiful night in Cape Town, so it was a lot of fun! Since we are so close to the end we are trying to take advantage of any nice da...