Last week was a very chilled laid back week. I was
still recovering from my long weekend of Ultra music festival and Mzoeli’s,
however I had a good week at my internship because I facilitated my first human
rights training to a group of students at one of our school clubs. It was fun
but it was slightly difficult because most student’s first language was Xhosa
and they were only in grade 8 so they didn’t have a strong background in human
rights. However it was good exposure into seeing some of the difficulties I
would encounter while facilitating.
I also visited the Company Garden right next to the
Slave Lodge on my lunch break with one of my coworkers which I was appalled I
hadn’t been to before this day! It was an extremely beautiful park with animals
everywhere. Some would even compare it to the South African Central Park
(although it’s significantly smaller). What I found so interesting is how many
different plants Cape Town has! Never have I been in a place where there are
pine, eucalyptus, bamboo, and other various types of trees in one place. It’s a
very nice place to clear your head and talk with friends or loved ones.
This Thursday a group of us attended First Thursday’s art
galleries, which is when art galleries in the city open up their shops to the
public until the night. It was a very nice time because I usually don’t go to
art galleries but it was amazing to see the many different types of art that
locals create. The one piece that really spoke to me was in a gallery that was
inspired by using recyclable materials from the streets such as soda cans.
There was a poster that outlined the shape of the world but it was covered in
rows of hats, sneakers, supermarket aisles, and it was just made to show how
consumerism has taken over the world. I found it so powerful because you could
only really tell what the photos were when you right in front of it and in a
very simple way made such a bold statement. However the event was so strange
because it reminded me of SoHo in New York City with people everywhere dressing
nicely and drinking at trendy bars. I was only reminded I was in Cape Town when
I saw the art and people begging on the street.
Lastly on Saturday we went to Old Biscuit
Mill for breakfast where I tried my first poached egg (which I did not enjoy)
and a chocolate honey shot which was delicious! I was sad when leaving though
because I tried on the cutest bathing suit but didn’t have enough cash to buy
it so I’m hoping when I go back it’ll still be there! We then made our way to
hike on Table Mountain to find the caves. It was a very hot day and the hike
was all uphill so it was difficult but a great workout. However we realized
half way through that we made a wrong turn that resulted in us hiking the
entire mountain for 6 hours instead of 2…but it was a beautiful sight and was
just a stepping stone to fully hike Table!
Overall it was a very relaxing weekend but as I began
the following week I started to realize how little time we have left and how
much more I want to see so hopefully I can start planning better in order to
accomplish all my goals!
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