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| Sara & Ashley greeting a new friend |
With each day in Cape Town, I fall in love with
the city more and more. Last weekend I went on the Garden Route. The Garden
Route was filled with many firsts for me. I went swimming in the Indian Ocean for the
first time. Also, I went on a safari, did a zip line adventure course, went to
a bar bare foot, walked hand in trunk with an elephant, crawled through caves,
and went on the world’s tallest bungee jump bridge all for the first time. The
Garden Route was amazing and I am hoping I will have enough saved up by the end
of the trip to do it once more!
After getting back from the fun packed weekend it was
time to go back and see what City Mission had planned for me on Monday. At my
internship this week I got some exciting news! I learned that I am tutoring six
potential NBA football players for the SATs. There are six student football
players that go to a local high school called Bridgetown High who were offered
scholarships to universities in the US. The universities agreed if those students
get high enough scores on their SATs, they can go play football for them and in
return get full scholarships for their first three years of school. I am eager
to meet these students in the upcoming week at my internship and to start
helping them prepare for the SATs. I think this will be a rewarding experience
and I am glad am able to help because I have had the advantage of taking the
SATs before.
I also had a few firsts in this past weekend. I got
my first tattoo, went to Old Biscuit Mill, and hiked Lion’s Head. I got a
tattoo of a sun on the back of my neck that has a smile and also has a compass
as the rays. The sun is symbolic of a representation of the higher self, while
the compass indicates my love for travelling. Next, Old Biscuit Mill was a lot of
fun and had great food, music, and souvenirs. Lastly, Lion’s Head was the
perfect hike and I want to start doing it at least once a week. All of these
events were amazing and I want to do them all again already!
With each and every day comes a new adventure, a new
face, and new memories here in Cape Town. I am so excited for the days to come
and I am trying to hold on to each day that I have here. I am grateful for
everything I have done since I have arrived and look forward to making more
memories in this beautiful city.
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