Our trip to Johannesburg and Kruger National Park was a truly memorable one. From what I saw of Johannesburg I’m happy that I’m spending my study abroad experience in Cape Town. It just seemed that it was a city that is still very much stuck in the past as opposed to Cape Town which seems to be much more progressive and liberal. For instance if you are an open homosexual in Johannesburg it is much less accepted by society than it is in Cape Town. It was these little facts that I picked up along the way from the people that lived in Johannesburg that caused me to form my view of the city. Overall it just made me realize how much more Cape Town really does feel like “home.”
Kruger was a great experience. All of the animals and the bush were so amazing. It was beautiful and the experience of going on an African safari is something that I feel everyone should do at least once in their lifetime. We saw rhinoceroses, elephants, hippopotamuses, hyenas, and some of us even got see a leopard. The walking tour through the bush really allowed me to pick up on all of the small details about the environment that you miss when you’re riding in the truck.
So as of now we have about six weeks left here in Cape Town. We’re going to a human rights conference this weekend, which should be interesting. I’m getting a sense that for many in the house homesickness is beginning to set in a bit more than usual. I think it may just be the realization that we’re back from our excursion and people are coming to grips with the reality that there is still six more weeks of internships and classes. I am even a little daunted by this fact. I think it may be the monotony of it all that is getting to people. Either way I plan to make the most of my last month and a half of my time in Cape Town.
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