Our time here in Cape Town is coming to an end and I cannot believe it. It seems like we were just meeting each other and getting off the plane to begin this amazing journey. Now we have been here for 3 months and have gotten to know each other better than I could have ever expected. I have met so many great people here in Cape Town and many of them have touched my life in so many ways that I know I will remember them forever.
Last night a good friend of ours Abongile (Bongi) came over for the night! He is one of the most amazing men I have ever met. I could not have asked to meet a better person while here in South Africa. Bongi loves kids and we all love talking to him about his soccer team and the things he wants to do to help them. He came out with us last night and we had a great time. He definitely showed all of us up on the dance floor, but that was expected. I hope he had as good of a time out with us as we did with him. I think I can speak for everyone when I say his presence made our night!
On Sunday a couple of us went on a hike along with some friends we have met here. Koko, Lolly, and Mikhululi. It was a great time and a good way to get to know some of the people from South Africa. Not only was it a good way to spend time together but we also got to see the city from a different side and it was beautiful (of course). We ate lunch in a small indent in the mountain, and got to view the city side of the mountain and the water side. Like Bongi; Koko, Lolli, and Mihululi are all amazing people. They seem to love being around us, which is great for us because we love hanging out with them too. I can honestly say that Mikhululi is one of if not the sweetest person I have ever met. He is always so happy to come over and so grateful when we invite him to hike with us or come to our braais. He wrote one of the nicest thank you letters to Julian that made me want to cry. I wish everyone in the world could be as happy and grateful all the time like these people are. They are definitely examples to live by.
I am still learning more and more everyday at my internship and still loving every second of it. The doctors have been giving me more responsibility and trusting me to do more things. Last week they taught me how to suture and allowed me to suture one of the incisions after surgery; it was awesome! There is a new intern from Holland who joined me this past week and will be at Maitland until I leave. It is nice having someone else there who is learning the same things that I am. However, his presence has also made me realize how much I have learned the past couple months. When I first arrived at my internship I knew very little about medicine or orthopedics. Now I am explaining different diagnoses and procedures to new interns. I guess I knew I was learning a lot but it didn’t hit me until this past week.
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