UConn -> Cape Town: UConn's Cape Town Study Abroad Program Has Officially Begun:

15 January 2011

UConn's Cape Town Study Abroad Program Has Officially Begun:

Twenty-three enthusiastic student-interns arrived in Cape Town Today.

The orientation schedule that will fill their first two weeks in the shadow of Table Mountain:

Saturday 15 January

· 1:00pm Pick-up at Cape Town International Airport
· 1:45pm Depart for Loch Rd. Rondebosch and Malleson Rd. Mowbray
· 2:15pm Arrival and room assignment
· 3:30pm Meeting to go over House Protocols
· 4:00pm Malleson Rd. Pick-up
· 4:15pm Depart Loch Rd. to explore the Rondebosch area (Transport)
5:15pm Stop at Marita's flat
· 5:30pm Return to Loch Rd for Pizza Dinner
· 7:00pm Malleson Rd. Students Return (Transport)

Sunday 16 January

· 9:15am Pick up Malleson Rd Students
· 9:30am Official Welcome to Cape Town at Loch Rd.
· 10:30am Depart for Rondebosch – Shopping for necessities ,ATM’s, etc
· 12:00pm Group Lunch at Nando’s
· 2:00pm Return to Loch Rd.
· 3:15pm Depart for Bellville
· 4:00pm Welcome Braai at Vernon and Esme’s
· 8:00pm Depart for Loch Rd

Monday 17 January

· 9:15am Pick up Malleson Students
· 9:30am Depart Loch Rd. for University of Cape Town
· 10:00am Orientation, Safety, Security Briefing: International Academic Programs
· 12:30pm Depart for Rondebosch Main Rd
· 12:45pm Individual lunch
· 2:00pm Depart for downtown
· 2:30am Signal Hill drive
· 3:45pm Return to Malleson and Loch Rd.
· 7:00pm Pick up Malleson Rd Students
· 7:30pm Leave for Wetton
· 8:00pm Dinner at Swingers Jazz club

Tuesday 18 January

· 9:00am Pick up Malleson Students
· 9:30am Depart for down town
· 10:00am Tour of District Six Museum: Tour Guide Mr. Joe Schaffers
· 12:00pm Lunch at Charly’s
· 1:30pm Cape Town Walk About: City Hall/Library, St George Cathedral, Company’s Garden, etc.
· 3:45pm Return to Loch Rd
· 5:00pm Security Briefing (Warrant Officer Marilyn Jones)
6:00PM Community Meeting with RAs Ben & Jessica
· 7:00pm Return Malleson Rd Students
· Evening FREE

Wednesday 19 January

· 7:00am Pick up Malleson Rd Students
· 7:15am Depart for the Waterfront
· 9:00am Leave for tour of Robben Island
· 12:30pm Individual lunch and afternoon at Waterfront
· 3:30pm Return to Loch Rd.and Malleson
· 7:00pm Pick up Malleson Rd students
· 7:15pm Leave for down town Cape Town
· 7:30pm Dinner at Addis Ethiopian Restaurant
· 10:00pm Return to Loch and Malleson Rds

Thursday 20 January

· 9:00am Pick up Malleson students
· 9:30am Depart Loch Rd. for down town
· 10:00am Tour of the Slave Lodge Tour and Transcending History Tour with Lucy Campbell
· 12:30pm Individual lunch on St. Georges Mall
· 2:00pm Depart for West Lake
· 3:00pm Briefing by the American Consulate
· 4:30pm Return to Loch Rd.
· 7:00pm Pick up Malleson Rd students
· 7:15pm Depart for Wetton
· 7:30pm Dinner at Blue Chip
· 10:30pm Return to Loch Rd

Friday 21 January

· 9:00am Public Transport exercise
· 7:00pm Communal Dinner @ Loch Rd

Saturday 22 January

· 9:45am Pick up Malleson Rd students
· 10:00am Leave for Durbanville
· 11:00am Visit family owned AltydGedacht Wine Estate
· 12:30pm Leave for Stellenbosch
· 1:00pm Lunch at Moyo’s African Cuisine at Spier Wine Estate
· 3:30pm Depart for Loch Rd
· Evening FREE (Optional activity)

Sunday 23 January

· 9:30am Pick up Malleson Rd students
· 9:45am Depart Loch Rd. for Gugulethu
· 10:10am Township Faith Experience (Sivuyile Baptist Church) ( Rev. Mtini)
12:30 Lunch @ Vernon’s mom’s in Bridgetown
2:00 Township Tour with Vernon Rose and Mandla Majola
· 4:00pm Return to Loch and Malleson Rds.

Monday 24 January

· 8:00am Malleson Rd Pick-up
· 8:30am Depart Loch Rd. on visit to internship sites

Tuesday 25 January

· 8:00am Malleson Rd Pick-up
· 8:30am Depart Loch Rd. on visit to internship sites

Wed. 26 January

· 8:00am Malleson Rd Pick-up
· 8:30am Depart Loch Rd on internship visits
· 5:00 pm Marita's Class--Loch Rd

Thurs 27 January

8:00 Walk (about 45 minutes) or take Jammie to University of Cape Town campus
9:30 History, Culture & Politics of South Africa, Lecturer: Mr. Vincent Williams
12:00 Lunch on UCT campus
1:00 Interdisciplinary Honors Seminar: Internship: Research Seminar: Rev Vernon Rose
3:30 Return Home—free time until Saturday morning

Sat. 29 January

· 9:00am Malleson Rd. Pick up
· 9:15am Depart for Loch Rd. for trip around the Peninsula
· 10:00am Stop at Camps Bay
· 10:30am Depart for Hout Bay
· 11:00am Hout Bay Walkabout (Craft Market)
· 11:45am Depart for Cape Point
· 12:45pm Lunch at Two Oceans Restaurant
· 2:00pm Exploring Cape Point
· 3:15pm Leave Cape Point for Boulders Beach
· 4:00pm Visit the Penguin Colony
· 5:15pm Return to Loch Rd.

Sunday 30 January

· 4:40 National Botanical Garden for Summer Concert Series with Lira

Mon 31 January

Start Internships

1 comment:

Dieoediluo10 February, 2020 12:16
Thanks for the information! I am looking to travel to Cape Town. A friend asked me if Cape Town is safe for tourists. I initially was unsure, but after doing research I found out that it is and I can't wait to come to Cape Town!
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