Throughout my time here, I have been exposed to a lot
of different music in a lot of different settings with different people. I have
begun to notice that music here is so powerful. The first time I noticed this
was when we visited Gugulethu Baptist Church way back during the first two
weeks of orientation. Although I wasn’t able to understand what was happening
during the ceremony, I still felt what they were trying to get across because
the music was so strong. I felt this same feeling during the church service
that Maddy, Rav and I went to during our homestay weekend in Ocean View. As
soon as we walked in, the music started and everyone in the church was on their
feet singing and dancing along to worship their Lord. While I have been here, I
also have been to two different music festivals. Although quite a different
scene than the churches that I have been to, it is still amazing to me to see
so many people gather and celebrate music. I really enjoy listening to the
upbeat and lively music that is here because I also feel like it makes me more
cultured in South Africa. I have come to know and love African music and I
can’t wait to be exposed to more during the rest of my time here.
As for an
update on my internship, I cannot believe that I only have 9 days left at
Christel House. It has been the most amazing and rewarding experience to watch
the kids learn and grow. Even from the first week at Christel House I feel as
though I see so much difference in the attitude and behavior of the learners.
Having these experiences here actually made me add an early childhood
development education minor to my human development and family studies major.
Working at Christel House made me realize how important it is to teach kids
properly because going to school at a young age is vital to future education. I
hope to one-day work in a foreign country with kids who are underprivileged
because the teacher I work with has inspired me to help these children. She is
actually leaving in a few short weeks to go teach in Saudi Arabia for a year.
Nonetheless, I have learned so much from my internship so far, I wish there was
a way to bring Christel House home with me. It is so hard being away from them
for a long weekend, I can’t even begin to imagine having to go home in 5 weeks.
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