As we end
the pre-departure class, I am getting more and more anxious about the arrival
to Cape Town. Certain questions fill my mind such as "Who will I
meet?" and "What will I learn?". The long plane ride seems to be
the last thing on my mind right now. As I am learning more and more about Cape
Town and have gotten the opportunity to hear Ted Talks from people we may get
to meet in person, I am only more excited about who and what i'll encounter.
During our last pre-departure class I mentioned in our final assignment that I
wanted to experience new things in new land. Many other students want to go sky
diving, hiking and be in the presence of wildlife. As all these activities are
"foreign" to me, they are all ones I want to do as well. I cant wait
to see what role I will play in my internship site. I wonder not only how I
will impact others but how others will impact me. As I am mostly focused on
finals right now, it is hard to only think about my stay in South Africa but
the thought of it usually fills my mind at night. The one thing I said I
wouldn't do, was bring my biased judgments about Cape Town with me as I am
still looking at the country as if it is the whole
continent. Maybe when I get to JFK things will sink in a little harder!
....And the countdown begins...
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