The experience in Cape Town is getting better and better every day. I cannot believe that it is almost half way over. I would love for time to stop right now! This past weekend was filled with fun activities. On Saturday we attended breakfast at the Biscuit Mill. Then went to the Gay Pride Parade. It was so inspiriting to see the LGBQ community in their comfort zone. I felt so welcomed and proud to have been able to be part of the ally community that supports gay rights. I also liked seeing all the different ways that the floats, attire, and songs were supporting gay rights. There were different groups wearing tee shirts supporting anti-homophobic violence. I do not support any type of violence against any person so these shirts stuck out to me. I enjoyed seeing how the people of this culture express themselves while in there comfort zone. There were many people dressed in drag or other creative outfits. . After the parade we attended a dance competition that Vernon’s son Tiro was a part of. It was amazing! I have never seen so much variety of talent in one night. The competitors were of all ages but all were equally amazing. I think I can speak for everyone who attended and say that the dancers were crazy good and inspiring to all of us.
We also had a get together with some of the members of our Human Rights weekend on Sunday at Mzoli’s. I had heard a lot about Mzoli’s but did not picture it to be how it was. I loved the food, the atmosphere, and the people. Everyone was very welcoming and looked to be having such a good time. The place was packed with people having a good time and hanging out with friends. It was definitely one of my favorite things we have done here and I will 100% make sure to go back.
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