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| Clair with her grandparents on their visit to Cape Town |
Another week has flown by here in Cape Town- nothing
new there though, I feel like our time here is quickly coming to an end. This
past week, I had the pleasure of showing my family around the place I have come
to know and love. On Monday we did the Cape of Good Hope and Boulder’s Beach
tour (for my third time), but I wasn’t complaining because it doesn’t get any
less beautiful. On Tuesday we hiked Table Mountain (for my second time, I was a
pro). I did find it easier to get up this time knowing what to expect, but to
say the least I was still winded when we got to the top. On Wednesday, my
family came to visit me at Christel House! I was so excited to show them what I
do everyday and to introduce them to the kids I have fallen in love with. I
think all of them left a little teary eyed after seeing how much love these
kids like to give, even to people who they don’t know. I found the same thing
when I started working with the class. All of the learners immediately started to
hug me and say I love you, after me only being there for 3 days. I think this
is one of the things I am going to miss the most. Thursday was their last and
final day, and we went to the Spice Route (beer, wine, chocolate tasting) and a
really nice winery owned by South African golfer Ernie Els. It was super nice
to have them around to be able to catch up, especially because of being treated
to dinner every night, but it was also weird to be a tourist again in a sense.
Although I was sad to see them go, I was also ready to get back to my day-to-day
life. I was so fortunate to be able to see them, especially to see my
grandparents, and I hope they enjoy Cape Town as much as I love it here.
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| Rav, Sara, & Claire |
The weekend after they left, Sara, Rav and I went to
a music festival called I Love Summer out in Kogel Bay, an hour outside of Cape
Town. First off, the drive there was absolutely beautiful- we were basically
driving on cliffs overlooking the Indian Ocean. When we got there, it was
actually like we were being dropped off at camp right on the beach. There were
food stations, camping areas, massage tables, a hairdresser and a huge stage
for music. One thing I noticed about this music festival was that about 99% of
the people attending were local white South Africans. This threw me off because
at Ultra, I could tell that it was about 99% tourists. It was definitely a
change of scenery and almost a little bit of culture shock I would say because
over the past months of being here, I have mostly been surrounded by people of
color and all of a sudden, an hour outside of Cape Town, I was among all white
people. The weekend was really amazing- we met some really awesome locals and
danced to some really cool house music. Ever since that weekend, I feel as
though I have been so much happier. I’m not sure if it is because I had so much
fun, the beauty we saw, or because the end of our trip is quickly approaching,
but I can’t help but smile and be happy
when I am constantly surrounded by amazing people and amazing views…boy how I
am going to miss this place!
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