Weekends...What about During the Week?

One always looks forward to the weekends...a time set aside for catching up on errands or enjoying some leisure time. In the day to day routine of events, it is easy to lose sight of the time one has free in the evenings. That is complicated here due to transportation; however, I got to thinking last week, that I really need to do more with my evenings here in Cape Town. So this week, I have done just that.

Monday, I had the opportunity to go to an improv comedy show called Theatre Sports. This organization is comprised mainly of college students who put on a unique show nightly playing games on stage with the suggestions of the audience. I alwasy enjoy these kinds of shows, because they are simply in the moment, and one never knows just what might come out of someone's mouth. In any case, it was a great way to spend a Monday night---simply LAUGHING. Surprisingly, the humor was not too culture specific but there were a few nuances that provided a little insight into South African culture.

Prior to the show we went to the Eastern Food Bizarre for dinner. This food court of sorts had about 10 different stalls of Eastern food from Indian to Chinese to Turkish and it all looked so amazing it was overwhelming to pick only one dish. I managed though. I enjoyed some lentils and rice along with a Chicken Kebab and it was delicious and I look forward to going back there soon! Bonus: It was another item off the bucket list!

On Tuesday, we had planned to go to a preview of a dance show at the Baxter Theatre, but for a number of reason this did not go as planned, so instead, we went to the Labia Theatre to see Mao's Last Dancer on Wednesday.

This was a great film about a boy selected by the government to be trained as a ballet dancer away from his family in Beijing. Eventually he is selected to study in the States, and after his time there, does not want to return home. I will not give away the entire story because you should either watch the film or read the book. I plan to do the latter in the near future as it was fascinating to get this glimpse into life in China during the 1970s and 80s. Having studied there, I might be a bit biased, but nonetheless, I would highly recommend it!

As for my time at UWC during the days this week, I managed to conduct several focus group interviews, work with the SIFE team for their Green Week activities, speak as an international student at a forum and do a bit of research on student governments in South Africa. Not too shabby I suppose.

TGIF!