On Wednesday, February 17, I landed in Cape Town awaiting the adventure that followed. We got in quite late so our journey only really began the following day. We awoke early in the morning and headed off to Table Mountain. We reached the top and the view was amazing. You could see everything. I walked around, took a ton of pictures and had a great time. After, we went to the aquarium, which was pretty cool. We got to hold starfish, sea urchins and sea anemones. We also saw many other creatures, including fish, sharks and turtles. It had been a long day and we needed to get some sleep.

On Friday, we decided to take the train to Simonstown and then walk to Boulders Beach, otherwise known as the beach with all the penguins. The train ride was very scenic and we were by the ocean the whole time. We even got to see dolphins swimming and jumping around. When I reached Boulders Beach, I couldn’t believe my eyes. There were so many penguins. There were baby penguins and even eggs!

The last day, we woke up early in the morning and started our drive to Cape Point, the most southern part of Africa. We got there after two hours and hiked up the mountain to see the point and everything around it. We saw where the Indian and the Atlantic Oceans met as well as beautiful beaches. We walked back down and headed home. On Sunday, we flew back to Joburg. After this long journey I can definitely say that Cape Town is a beautiful city and I would love to go back one day.

 – Dahlia Kahn ‘18, Exchange Student at St. Stithians College