first international flight
...time in Europe
...time in England
...drink in a pub
...time crossing the equator
...time on the African continent
...time in South Africa
...time staying at a backpackers' lodge/hostel
...time living in a homestay
...time living in a city
...time riding in a mini bus
...time swimming with penguins
...time taking a 5+ hour overnight bus trip
...time going on a game drive
...time touching the Indian Ocean
...time eating springbok
...time eating sheep
...time going on a vineyard tour/wine tasting
...time living in an apartment
...time buying electricity
...time going sea kayaking
...time conducting research
...time conducting interviews
...time writing and submitting a 20+ page paper
...time getting my nose pierced
...time opening and closing a bank account on my own
...time in Asia
...time in Turkey
...time going out of my comfort zone everyday
Hi friends!
Sorry I've been incommunicado for the past three weeks. I've working on my independent research project, which took up a good chunk of my time between reading sources, revamping my project after hitting a dead end, interviewing, and writing up the final document. After days and days of writing, I turned in a 39 page bound document entitled "Interviews with University of Cape
Town Students about Gender-Based Violence on their Campus with regards to their
University’s Sexual Harassment and Offense Policies" Tuesday afternoon and presented my findings to my classmates and SIT staff on Wednesday afternoon. So as of Wednesday, I'm officially a senior in college!!! AHHH!!! Where has the time gone?
In case you're interested (which I hope you are) here's a list of things I've done between working on my research the past two weeks:
- spontaneous trip to Muzienburg via the train with Lara for coffee and a stroll on the beach
- day trip to Simons Town with Lara, Allie, and Liyah
- attended a showing of "Nothing But the Truth" at the Artscape Theater in Cape Town
- Old Biscuit Mill (x2)
- trip to Seapoint
- potluck supper with the other twenty-six members of my program
- hiked Table Mountain with Allie
- got my nose pierced (!)
- attended the Justin Bieber concert in Greenpoint with Lara and Carrie
Next up: evaluation week in Franschhoek Sunday-Wednesday, and then final goodbyes in Cape Town on Wednesday night and Thursday morning as most of my classmates depart Thursday. I'll be staying an extra night in town, right down the block from my flat, in a hostel with Carrie and departing Friday afternoon! The past 14 weeks have gone by so quickly and I know this last week in South Africa will too.
