Cape Town Journey

First Impressions

The morning after we arrived, I woke up to the beautiful sight of Table Mountain and bright sunshine. I didn’t know what to expect when we were flying to Cape Town. I knew of the poverty throughout South Africa, but I thought that a major city such as Cape Town would not have the expansive shanty towns that were common in other parts of the country. The private school Bishops where we stayed and our first trip to the Waterfront appeared to confirm my original expectations, but over the next few days I found there to be major economic and racial divides that continue to separate Cape Town and South Africa.