The
weeks just keep on getting better and better here. I’m finally falling into a
rhythm with my internship, school work and free time. But first, I’m going to
talk about my internship because it’s probably one of the best things that’s
ever happened to me. I am in love, IN LOVE with the aquarium. The animals and
my coworkers have already touched my heart. I’ve been immersed within a lot of
activity so far, and I’m glad that they keep me busy. There aren’t necessarily
set stations at the aquarium; we really just help each other out with what
needs to be done. Feeding and cleaning the animals and their environments takes
up most of the time, but for the remainder of the day, I experience dives and
other really cool things around the aquarium. We recently collected five
juvenile sharks off of the coast to tag and monitor. The thing that I love
about this aquarium as well is that they don’t collect in order to display.
Most of the animals are rehabilitated and studied and are soon released. All in
all my internship is amazing and I’m counting down the days to go to work.
Classes
here are interesting and I’m so thankful for that. Being in such a beautiful
place with so much activity makes it difficult to concentrate, but thankfully
Marita, Vernon and Vincent keep everything fast-paced and intriguing. There is
a lot of conversation which is a very different (but good) change from the
science classes I typically take. Everyone has their opinions and everyone
contributes things to the conversation that I never have considered myself. The
group that I’m around brings light to subjects I had never thought of before.
Free
time is absolutely amazing. There is never not anything to do in Cape Town.
I’ve been to Muizenberg beach, Long Street, gone grocery shopping, gone shopping
downtown in the markets, have experienced many live bands and have indulged in
food that I never would have considered trying at home. (Fun fact: ostrich
steak from Mama Afrika’s is one of the most delicious things in the world).
I’ve spent a lot of time with my housemates exploring, which is awesome.
They’re really an amazing group and I’m so glad that we’re all relatively on
the same wavelength when it comes to adventure and energy level. My coworkers
also have taken me to drinks and have showed me around Cape Town explaining and
showing things only the way locals can. Everything is beautiful. And if it’s
not physically beautiful, the history and culture that surrounds it changes
your perspective on things and makes it an incredible experience.
I
cannot wait for the weeks to continue, though I already feel as if they’re
flying by. I LOVE CAPE TOWN!
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