A Week in the Life

Here’s my weekly routine here in Cape Town!

Monday:

8-11: Sociology, History, and Xhosa lectures

11-2: Lunch + homework

2-5: SHAWCO! This is a huge volunteering organization with many projects - I’m involved in one called Little Moon. We help 1st-3rd graders learn to read English.

we also play games with the kids :)

5:30-7: CIEE Seminar. About 20 of my fellow CIEE program members and I discuss our experiences with Quinton, our program director.

Tuesday:

8-11: Sociology, History, and Xhosa lectures

11-5: Do homework, run errands, and explore Cape Town!

5:30-7: African Dance class!

7-9: Indoor soccer with a group of locals!

Wednesday:

8-11: Sociology lecture, Sociology “tut” (tutorial, aka discussion section), and Xhosa lecture

11-12: Break – get coffee, due some reading, try (and fail) to find an open computer in the library (it’s quite a trek to campus, and I don’t really like to haul my laptop up the hill).

12-1: History tut

11: Do homework, run errands, and explore Cape Town!

Thursday:

8-11: Sociology, History, and Xhosa lectures

11-5: Do homework, run errands, and explore Cape Town!

5:30-7: African Dance class!

Friday:

8-11: Sociology, History, and Xhosa lectures

11: Explore Cape Town!

Weekends:

Explore Cape Town, do homework, go to church.

I realize the phrase “explore Cape Town” is very vague! I’ve done lots of touristy things so far, but that’s a post for another day.

For now, I’m busy getting ready to head to Kenya for spring break! Woohoo!