These past few days we’ve gone around
and seen most of the internships. It’s been very exciting, and I know we all
were feeling a little jealous at points of where others were going to be
working for the rest of the semester. Personally, though, this feeling only
lasted until the end of the first day, when I reached my internship. I have the
privilege of working at Sarah Fox Children’s Convalescent Hospital for the
remainder of my stay in Cape Town. I have always been passionate about children
so it is no surprise that I was immediately moved upon taking a tour of the
facility. What was surprising was how much my fellow classmates appeared to be
affected as well. The children were absolutely adorable, and you couldn’t help
but be instilled with a grateful feeling for all of the luxuries that we have,
especially our health and access to medical care. It is very obvious that none
of us will be leaving Cape Town without being humbled in some way or another.
With all of this being said, there is
definitely a new sense of seriousness among the students. Now that we have
visited the townships and seen many of the internships within them, we have
been exposed to some of the best and worst economic areas the city has to
offer. I think we are all beginning to
realize the gravity of the opportunities we have been given, both back at home,
and by being able to come here and make such positive impacts on the lives of
others. Along with this, we are all beginning to wind down from the fun and
excitement of being somewhere new and getting to act like a tourist.
Additionally, we will all be starting classes in the next coming days, which
has definitely been a far off thought…at least for me.
One thing that has been hard to adjust
to is the reduced ease of access to news. I have become accustomed to being
able to simply open my phone screen and have the breaking news at my
fingertips. Here though, not only is this not possible, but access on any
internet platform is pretty tough to get ahold of. It seems as though my
mission for the next couple of weeks will be to find the most convenient new
way to stay up to date with current events.
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| Collette, Kayla, & Meg |
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