Date:
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Time
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Events
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10 May, Friday
|
1:10pm
|
Airport Pick-up to Loch Rd –flight SAA 327
|
2:40pm
|
Depart for Loch Rd. Rondebosch
|
|
3:00pm
|
Room Allocation and house logistics
|
|
5:30pm
|
Getting to know your neighborhood (Drive
around)
|
|
6:00pm
|
Dinner at Marita’s
|
|
8:00pm
|
Return to Loch Rd
|
|
11 May, Saturday
|
10:00am
|
Official Welcome: Vernon, Parks, Marita and Ben
|
11:00am
|
Go to ATM, Stop at Rondebosch Craft Fair
|
|
12:00am
|
Exploring Rondebosch, ATM locations, lunch on own,
shopping, return to Loch Rd for house meeting.
|
|
2:30am
|
Return to Loch Rd for house meeting.
|
|
4:00pm
|
Depart for Belville
|
|
5:00pm
|
Welcome Braai at Vernon and
Esme’s
|
|
12
May, Sunday
|
10:00am
|
Depart
for Trip Around the Peninsula, stops at Maidens Cove, Chapman’s Peak, Cape Point, Lunch at Two Oceans Restaurant; explore Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope; stop at Boulders Beach to
visit Penguin Colony,
|
5:00pm
|
Return to Loch Rd.
|
|
6:00pm
|
Introduction to course material
with Marita & Carrie
|
|
7:00pm
|
Community
Meeting and Dinner with Ben
|
|
13
May, Monday
|
8:30am
|
Depart for Signal Hill
|
9:40am
|
Depart for downtown area
|
|
10:00am
|
Cape Town Walkabout
|
|
12:30pm
|
Group lunch at Charly’s;
|
|
1:30pm
|
Tour of District Six Museum with Joe Schaffers
|
|
3:30pm
|
Return to
Loch Rd
|
|
4:30pm
|
Class/Discussion
|
|
8:00pm
|
Leave for
Wetton
|
|
8:15pm
|
Dinner and evening of jazz at (Swingers) Lounge 021
|
|
11:00pm
|
Return to
Loch Rd
|
|
14
May, Tuesday
|
9:30am
|
|
12:30pm
|
Individual
lunch at St George’s Mall
|
|
2:30pm
|
Return to Loch Rd.
|
|
3:00pm
|
Afternoon Class
|
|
6:30pm
|
Depart for downtown
|
|
7:00pm
|
Dinner at Addis Ethiopian
Restaurant
|
|
15
May,Wed.
|
9:00am
|
Depart for Mandela Gateway
|
11:00am
|
Trip to Robben Island;
|
|
2:30pm
|
Explore Waterfront and have lunch on own; afternoon class, Dinner at
Chai Yo
|
|
3:45pm
|
Return to Loch Rd
|
|
4:00pm
|
Afternoon class
|
|
7:30pm
|
Dinner at Chai Yo’s in
Mowbray
|
|
16
May, Thursday
|
9:00am
|
Township tours, Langa , Guguletu, Nyanga,
Khayelitsha and Mitchell’s Plain
|
12:45pm
|
Individual lunch at food court
|
|
4:00pm
|
Return to Loch Rd.—following
shopping trip to Main Rd
|
|
7:45pm
|
Depart for Blue Chip Jazz Restaurant
for dinner and jazz music
|
|
17 May, Friday
|
9:30am
|
Transport exercise followed by lunch
on your own
|
Afternoon
|
Class/discussion/prepare your own
dinner
|
|
6:15pm
|
Leave for Baxter Theatre
|
|
7:00
|
Play: Long Street Nights
|
|
18
May, Saturday
|
9:30am
|
Depart for Durbanville
|
10:30am
|
Winetasting at Altydgedacht
|
|
12:00pm
|
Depart for Stellenbosch
|
|
12:30pm
|
Lunch at Moyo’s at Spier
|
|
4:00pm
|
Return to Loch
|
|
Evening
|
Free
|
|
19
May, Sunday
|
9:40am
|
Depart for Guguletu
|
10:00am
|
Township Faith Experience at
Sivuyile Baptist Church
|
|
1:00pm
|
Arrive at Barnyard Theatre,
lunch on your own
|
|
2:00pm
|
Show: Rocking in the Free
World w/ Music from 12 Countries
|
|
5:00pm
|
Return to Loch Rd
|
|
Evening
|
Free
|
|
20
May, Monday
|
9;30am
|
Visit Service Learning Sites throughout
the city
|
12:30pm
|
Lunch on your own
|
|
Evening
|
Dinner on own, evening
class/discussion
|
|
21
May, Tuesday
|
Placement sites. Dinner on own, evening class/discussion
|
|
22
May, Wed
|
Placement sites. Dinner on own, evening class/discussion
|
|
23
May, Thursday
|
9:30am
|
Morning lecture on the
History and Politics of South Africa,
|
12:00pm
|
Break for lunch
|
|
2:00pm
|
Leave for homestay in
Ocean View beginning with Community Dinner & meeting host families
|
|
24 May, Friday
|
Spend day of Community Service in Ocean View
|
|
25
May, Saturday
|
Spend day with home stay
family
|
|
26
May, Sunday
|
Faith experience with
home stay family
|
|
3:00pm
|
Return to Loch Rd. for
brief Community Discussion
|
|
Evening
|
Free
|
|
27
May, Monday
|
Spend day at Service
Learning Site, Evening Class
|
|
28
May, Tuesday
|
Spend day at Service
Learning Site, Evening Class
|
|
29
May, Wed
|
Spend day at Service
Learning Site, Evening Class
|
|
30
May, Thursday
|
Morning lecture History
and Politics of RSA, lunch break; afternoon class
|
|
31 May, Friday
|
Depart for Aquila Game Reserve for safari game
drive, dinner, overnight,
|
|
Depart for Aquila Game Reserve for safari game
drive, dinner, overnight,
|
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1
June, Saturday
|
Morning
|
Early morning game drive,
return to Rondebosch, evening free
|
Afternoon
|
Community Meeting/Class
Discussion
|
|
Evening
|
Free
|
|
2
June, Sunday
|
Morning
|
Trip to Khayelitsha to
watch Abongile’s team’s soccer match
|
Afternoon
|
Free time
|
|
Evening
|
Free time
|
|
3
June, Monday
|
Spend day at Service
Learning Site, Evening Class
|
|
4
June, Tuesday
|
Spend day at Service
Learning Site, Evening Class
|
|
5
June, Wednes
|
Spend day at Service
Learning Site, Evening Class
|
|
6
June, Thursday
|
Morning lecture History
and Politics of RSA, lunch break; afternoon class, evening free
|
|
7 June, Friday
|
Free Day
|
|
6:00pm
|
Leave for Supervisor Thank You Dinner
|
|
8
June, Saturday
|
Entirely Free Day &
Evening---use it wisely
|
|
9
June, Sunday
|
Free Day
|
|
6:00pm
|
Leave for Artscape: SA
Artists perform for AIDS awareness
|
|
10
June, Monday
|
1:00pm
|
Depart Loch Rd
|
3:50pm
|
Depart Cape Town SAA 352
to Johannesburg
|
|
8:40pm
|
Depart Jo’burg on SAA 203 to JFK
|
Back Row: Carrie Graham, Alyssa Hughes, Daniella Abelard, Cindy Bravo, Cynthia Tetteh, Maeve Maloney, Zuleika Candelaria;
Front Row: Chivelle Blissett, Leslie Rivera, Deborah Delianne, Eddie Woollacot
Welcome . . .
On May 10, 2013 ten eager students and their director Carrie Graham arrived in Cape Town to begin what is sure to be an amazing four weeks. The University of Connecticut’s Service Learning Study Abroad in Cape Town is designed to facilitate greater understanding of South Africa’s troubled past while providing opportunities to witness its vibrant hope for the future. While living, learning, and working in one of most beautiful settings in the world, students are placed at various service learning sites while participating in classes intended to help contextualize their experiences, expand their horizons and develop a deeper appreciation of what it means to be a global citizen.
As anyone who has been to Cape Town can attest, there are no words or pictures that can begin to adequately capture the beauty of the scenery or hospitality of the people here. Therefore, this blog is merely intended to provide an overview of the program and a glimpse at some experiences of students participating in this first ever 4 week "summer" program. Once again it is a privilege and honor to accompany a wonderful group of UConn students to a place I have come to know and love.
In peace, with hope, Marita McComiskey
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