“Ten short weeks ago I boarded a plane in New York to come to South Africa. As I was landing, I looked down below to see these gigantic and stunning mountains. I will never forget the excitement I felt at that moment. I knew right then that this was the place I had always wanted to be. Cape Town is a city like no other. In one weekend you can go shark cage diving (a must), hike up a beautiful mountain, explore the night life in the city, and eat enough food to fill you for a week. There was never a day where I thought, “What should I do?” My bucket list was never ending, nor is it completed now with only one day left. My internship at the Thembalethu school in the Gugulethu township was a huge learning experience for me. The kids I worked with were the most generous and happy individuals I have ever encountered. I find it ironic that I came here to teach them, and they ended up teaching me. I cannot thank Thembalethu, VAC, and my friends enough for making this summer my best one yet!”
-Emily Clarke, pictured at her internship site in Cape Town.
Shelby joined the VACorps program in May 2018 and participated in a Physical Therapy Placement. “I chose Cape Town as a place to study abroad because it was somewhere that I had always wanted to go and seemed to...
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Christina is studying social work at the University of Regina. She joined the VACorps Program in January 2024 and participated in a social work internship at a child and youth care center.
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Isabelle joined the VACorps Program in January 2023 as part of her Gap year and participated in a business internship. “Originally, I was nervous about coming to Cape Town. I had never been so far from home but it’s been...
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