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...

We now have 7 schools for the 5 Cent Project! My goal was for Empilweni to have at least 5 by the time I leave, so I am really happy! Going to visit schools last Thursday was probably the highlight of my week in regards to my internship. Today I didn't work. Last night we all got a message from VAC saying that there was a huge protest/riot scheduled for today and our safety would be at risk. The fact that they didn't allow us to go into work shows me how bad ...