Today we headed to meet up with the City Year organization in downtown Joburg. The drive into the heart of the city was quite an adventure but we found a parking spot after a few tries and walked over to City Year Head quarters. (www.cityyear.org)
While at City Year our students participated in a round table discussion with the volunteers about the aims and experiences of both Windsor Mountain and City Year. Each of our students explained why they chose to be involved with our program this year and shared a bit about their experiences in South Africa so far.
Afterwards we headed to lunch with the folks at City Year and had lunch out in the sun on some steps in the financial district. (See Photo)
We came back to our hostel and created our Full Value Contract- basically an agreed upon set of shared values and mores which our group strives to hold each other accountable to for the duration of our program. It is amazing how quickly this group has passed out of the "forming stage" and moved into the "norming stage"- people are really coming out of their shells and some strong bonds are being formed between all of our students. Several of our contacts have remarked to me how impressed they are with the teamwork and involvement that our students exhibit.
We are tired but mentally stimulated and have adjusted to the cooler Joburg weather and jet lag is finally letting up a bit!
Cheers,
Thatcher and the BSA team
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