The Trip Of A Lifetime Tricia Hansen
Day 1 • Arrived to the beautiful and warm weather • Went to SPAR (grocery store) for food • First time using Rand • Checked into the accommodation • Dinner at Col’ Cacchio • Good Pizza but not very good service • Had to wait the whole meal to get a glass of water
Day 2 • Toured Nelson Mandela University • Looked a lot like UWGB • Saw a few monkeys • Had first lecture on volunteering and service work • Learned that you need to listen to the people you’re helping • They may not need help • Walked on the reserve by the campus
Day 3 • Had a lecture on the Xhosa culture • They bury the umbilical cord so that they can trace back to their roots • The man is the head of the family • Culture tour of Port Elizabeth • Learned about the history • Went to the townships
Day 4 • Toured Addo Elephant Park and Schotia Safaris • Had a Braii (cookout) • Night tour
Day 5 • Woke up at 4 a.m. to watch sunrise • Went on an “easy” hike • Flea market on beachfront • SANCOBB Penguin Sanctuary
Day 6 • Lecture on community development • Visited the Dora Nginza Maternity Unit • Felt very uncomfortable
Day 7 • Lecture on early childhood development • Similar to the U.S. • Education system is bad • Visited Walmer Angles Projects • In the townships • Visit Zanethemba baby home
Day 8 • Lecture on Death, Dying, and Bereavement • Mourning period for women should last a year • Visited First Avenue Funeral Home • Different funeral practices
Day 9 • Visited Missionvale Care Center • In the townships • Visited Jerusalem Ministries • Had lunch with students from Masifunde
Day 10 • Lectures on Trauma counseling • Taught us about PTSD and how to handle crisis • Uviwe child and youth services • UVIWE means you are heard • Services help educate children and parents • Visited Malabar Old Age Home • Residents there hardly get any visitors
Day 11 • Depart for Farm Excursion • Hiked up a mountain • Swam with bees • Ate Kudu • Won bottle of wine for shooting the target • Fed farm animals
Day 12 • Arrive in Tsitsikamma • Went to Tsitsikamma National park • Hiked on the trail and across the suspension bridge • Had dinner by the ocean at the Cattle Baron
Day 13 • Went ziplining at Tsitsikamma Adventure Falls • Visited the Tsitsikamma Storms River Creche • Donated beanie babies
Day 14 • Depart for Cape Town – 8 hour bus ride • Stopped at Birds of Eden on the way
Day 15 • Went to Table Mountain • Rode the cableway to the top (scary) • Had lunch at the Waterfront • Went shopping • Visited Robben Island • Took a ferry • Learned about Nelson Mandela’s imprisonment • Dinner at Africa Cafe • Authentic African food
Day 16 • Visited District Six Museum • Toured the neighborhood • Went to Cape of Good Hope • Got my water bottle stolen by a baboon • A lot of walking up steps • Where the Atlantic and Indian ocean meet
Day 17- Last Day • Visit the Pebbles Project • Vans that travel to the students (computer, library, life skills) • Provide education, health, nutrition, community and protection • Visit to the Cape Spice Wine Route • Chocolate and wine tasting
Day 18 • Depart for home
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