This past week, Erica and I hosted an event for
Prevention in Action alongside Mams and Koko, who did most of the talking in
Xhosa with over 40 community members who participated. At first, we were
worried that only around 10 women would show up to debate about community
issues, but eventually our venue filled up. It was somewhat hectic with
figuring out how to feed everyone since the caterer didn’t work out, but Mams
and her family cooked for everyone. Next week, we have our next event: a
community dialogue to continue the conversation that started at the debate. We
feel much more prepared for this event after doing the first one and seeing
what hurdles we came across.
Internships and class aside, I believe I’ve fallen in
love with living in Rondebosch and exploring Cape Town. I have met so many
interesting people and become accustomed to the pace of life here, which seems
much more easygoing than back home. The public transportation is much less
stressful for me now and I feel like I have the freedom to explore so many
picturesque places, cafés, bars, and vintage clothes stores. My friends and I
try to take advantage of events happening in town as much as possible, because
we never regret spending some money to see something new. We talk more and more
about how sad we will be to leave this place and our beautiful, comfortable
house.
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