On April 19, we youred a couple museums in the city. We went to Spier Contemporary 2010 and the District 6 museum. The Spier Contemporary is a national exhibitio
n of art from all over the country of Africa. It was cool to see expression of art by people from Africa. I am not that into art, but it was really interesting to see. The District Six Mueseum displayed
much of the history surrounding the forced removal of 60,000 inhabitants in an area of Capetown called District Six. During the 1970's due to the Apartheid Regime and racism, many families were forcibly removed by the government and forced to begin an entirely new life in a new place, because colored and black people could not live in the same community as white people. The government took away their homes and livelihood. Another interesting thin that I have been learning
is that apartheid did only affect people, but it also affected music,
art, and even the churches all over South Africa.
On April 20, at night, we went to the local sports theatre. It was like an improv comedy kind of thing, very similar to Who's Line Is It Anyway? I didn't know what to expect at first, but it was pretty funny. The crowd was 26 of us APU students and then a bunch of old people...haha!! There were 5 comedians, 2 girls and 3 guys. It was really cool, becuase basically the audience was the ones to give them topics and scenes and then they had to act it out on the spot! :) It was fun.
On April 21, we had a tour of the oldest township in the Western Cape of South Africa, called Langa. This tour of the township was d
efinitely an experience that I have never done before. The word township is something totally new to many Americans, as well as to myself, so I was pretty hesitant to go on a tour of Langa. Townships are a huge part of the history and culture of South Africa. If I could describe Langa in one word, it would have to be the word contrast. I remember one specific section of Langa where there were nice homes and apartments on one part of the street and right down the same road there were shack and shanties. Our tour guide's name was Thabu, and he was born in Langa and grew up there so he was able to really share some unique stories with us. It is really crazy for me to think how the township has been around for so long. "Technically," post 1994, the Apartheid Regime ended, but yet Langa still exists.
That night, our group went out to Ocean View, the community that our group does homestays at, to support the guys from our group in a basketball match against some of the local guys from Ocean View. It was really fun! It was held in a community center kind of gym and many host families, members of the community, and APU students all came out to cheer on and support the game. :) It was especially fun for us, because we missed out on all of basketball season back at APU. Our guys ended up losing, but it was so much having everyone in one place and cheering! :)
Something different about being here is that something is planned for us everyday and every night. It can get pretty hectic, but it's all alot of fun. It keeps my mind off of being homesick for sure. :) But I am looking forward to going home home and spending time with my family, friends, and Paul. Until next time...
n of art from all over the country of Africa. It was cool to see expression of art by people from Africa. I am not that into art, but it was really interesting to see. The District Six Mueseum displayed
much of the history surrounding the forced removal of 60,000 inhabitants in an area of Capetown called District Six. During the 1970's due to the Apartheid Regime and racism, many families were forcibly removed by the government and forced to begin an entirely new life in a new place, because colored and black people could not live in the same community as white people. The government took away their homes and livelihood. Another interesting thin that I have been learning
is that apartheid did only affect people, but it also affected music,
art, and even the churches all over South Africa.On April 20, at night, we went to the local sports theatre. It was like an improv comedy kind of thing, very similar to Who's Line Is It Anyway? I didn't know what to expect at first, but it was pretty funny. The crowd was 26 of us APU students and then a bunch of old people...haha!! There were 5 comedians, 2 girls and 3 guys. It was really cool, becuase basically the audience was the ones to give them topics and scenes and then they had to act it out on the spot! :) It was fun.
On April 21, we had a tour of the oldest township in the Western Cape of South Africa, called Langa. This tour of the township was d
efinitely an experience that I have never done before. The word township is something totally new to many Americans, as well as to myself, so I was pretty hesitant to go on a tour of Langa. Townships are a huge part of the history and culture of South Africa. If I could describe Langa in one word, it would have to be the word contrast. I remember one specific section of Langa where there were nice homes and apartments on one part of the street and right down the same road there were shack and shanties. Our tour guide's name was Thabu, and he was born in Langa and grew up there so he was able to really share some unique stories with us. It is really crazy for me to think how the township has been around for so long. "Technically," post 1994, the Apartheid Regime ended, but yet Langa still exists.That night, our group went out to Ocean View, the community that our group does homestays at, to support the guys from our group in a basketball match against some of the local guys from Ocean View. It was really fun! It was held in a community center kind of gym and many host families, members of the community, and APU students all came out to cheer on and support the game. :) It was especially fun for us, because we missed out on all of basketball season back at APU. Our guys ended up losing, but it was so much having everyone in one place and cheering! :)
Something different about being here is that something is planned for us everyday and every night. It can get pretty hectic, but it's all alot of fun. It keeps my mind off of being homesick for sure. :) But I am looking forward to going home home and spending time with my family, friends, and Paul. Until next time...
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