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| Becca at BoKaap |
This past weekend I spent Saturday exploring the streets of Bo Kaap after a delicious brunch with my Dad, Trista, Elizabeth, and Emily.
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| Caroline & Becca |
On Sunday, I embarked on the Three
Peaks challenge with Drew, Eric, Caroline, and my Dad and attempted to climb
Devil’s Peak, Table Mountain, and Lion’s head in one day. Unfortunately, I
forgot my headlamp and was unable to make it to Lion’s head before the sunset.
I still ended up hiking almost 16 miles and the views were worth it despite the
outcome.
On Monday and Tuesday I returned to
work to finish a presentation discussing EJN’s thematic areas and their recent
accomplishments in their thematic areas of climate justice and food security
and mining and extractives so that they could present it to potential funders.
It was a great way to end my internship because it gave me a chance to look at
what I have accomplished this semester and gave me a change to reflect on my
experience there and how it shaped my time in Cape Town.
Wednesday was South Africa’s
Independence Day so I didn’t have work. After an early class, Megan, Emily, and
I headed to lunch at SushiBox and then walked to Honest Chocolate, one of my
favorite places in the city. I have come to know Tanya, the barista there really
well.
I don’t feel the same sense of dread
that many of my co-educators are feeling, because I am extending my trip to
tour with my mom and grandmother. I do feel an intense sadness that everyone
else is leaving. I feel like the bonds that are created with people you study
abroad with are so intense and so unique. I have come to love my co-educators
and feel lucky to have met such an impassioned, motivated, and intelligent
group of people who inspires me every day to work compassionately and
diligently. I feel so thankful to have this network of people who I will know
for the rest of my life and have impacted me so profoundly.
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