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...

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 ...

Last Wednesday I attended a training with my supervisor and another volunteer. The training was presented by the company givengain and was about how to use social media websites to fundraise. It was a great experience! I feel like I learned a lot that I will take home with me and use in my future career, as well as use during the time I have left at Empilweni. Today my supervisor, the other volunteer and myself, met again to talk about what we learned and brain...

I have less than a month left in South Africa! It's so crazy how fast time goes by. As I have said many times, I have had a lot of ups and downs with my internship (and working in Khayelitsha). As for as being in South Africa goes, I feel like I still have so much more to see and do! This last weekend we actually did quite a bit and hopefully my following weekends will be just as busy. On Friday we went to Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point and saw the most sout...

I am going into the 7th week of my internship. I feel like I have seen a lot and learned a lot from what I have observed, but I also feel like I haven't really done much. I only have a month left, so I am hoping that during this last part of my internship I will be able to actually DO a lot more. Tomorrow I am supposed to go with one of my coworkers to a school in Khayelitsha to talk about the 5 cent project. This is the first sign of support I have gotten from...