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

Friday, May 10, 2013

A busy four weeks await their arrival

Tentative 4 week schedule of events


Date:
Time
Events
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
Depart for the City; Slave Lodge Tour and Transcending History Tour with
Lucy Campbell

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,
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






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