Traveling from Pretoria/Swaziland to Cape Town really showed me the stark contrast between Cape Town and the rest of South Africa. Not only does the environment look different (white sand beaches and rocky mountains) but the atmosphere of the city feels very similar to a city you would find in the US. Before I went to Cape Town, someone told me that it is often compared to San Francisco and I was able to see the surprising similarities between the two cities. We stayed at a vineyard in Stellenbosch for the week which was a relaxing place to return to every night and, lucky for us, was on its own water supply so we were not subject to the rationing implemented in Cape Town. On our first day we took a tour of the Cape of Good Hope starting at Signal Hill with a view of the city and ending at the most south-western point of Africa (not the most southern point which is actually a few hours away from Cape Town). If you can't tell I was very happy to be back near the ocean and less happy about feeding an ostrich. We also toured the town of Franschhoek, visited the beach in Somerset West, climbed Table Mountain, and explored the Waterfront area of Cape Town. Due to rough water our ferry to Robben Island (where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned) was cancelled and there was no available tickets for us to go another time. After recently reading Mandela's autobiography, I was disappointed that I would not be able to see the setting of an important part of his life. To round out our week in Cape Town, we had a community engaged learning component with the organization Catholic Welfare and Development. We learned about the wide variety of programs they offer many of which involve sharing art and culture with communities that would otherwise not have access to them but are able to benefit greatly from their healing capabilities.
On Friday, we met with a group of students from Marquette University in Wisconsin who are part of a similar program as us but based in Cape Town. It was fun to talk to them about their experiences and compare the pros and cons of our programs. Many of them have faced similar issues as us in finding their purpose and place in their community work. We left feeling a little jealous of the house they lived in and location in Cape Town but glad that we don't have water rations in Pretoria, have breakfast and dinner cooked for us, and that Fordham plans most of our traveling for us.
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