Unfortunately, I got sick two weeks ago and am still feeling
off. Shout-out to everyone who checked up on me and made me tea; you all
made me feel better when my mom was across an ocean. This past weekend we
had no major plans, so I got some much needed rest. I was also able to
journey into Observatory and thrift shop, which is one of my favorite
activities! I found lots of rad tie-dye shirts and a Beatles record,
which I’m planning on giving to my boyfriend as a very belated Valentine’s Day
present ☺
During my internship, we visited a community garden within
Manenburg. I was surprised to see such a large, abundant garden in the
middle of a township. There were small buildings made of sand with
sayings printed on them – “All children deserve leafy greens,” and “Leafy
greens are good for you.” There was also a huge pile of trash in one
section of the garden that a company had dumped there. To me, it looked
like a pile of useless stuff, but when my supervisors Stacy and Dale saw it,
they immediately started listing projects we could do with the material.
There were packages of glitter for art projects and cloth for crocheting.
I was astounded by how they were able to look past what seemed like trash
to me and find uses for everything in the untidy pile. It made me realize
how wasteful American society can be; we throw out what can be fixed or
reused. People here cannot afford that
luxury.
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