When I applied to come to CApe Town, I wrote an essay trying to relate S. Africa to digital media (what im interested in). So I did some research trying to find something and came across Project Cell Life, which is a non-profit org that uses cell phone technology to help HIV positive people in South Africa, which has the largest population of HIV Positive people of any nation in the world. I gotta say my essay was pretty fluffy and I thought it just sounded kinda cool and related so I threw it in. Then today, in my emerging enterprises class we had a guest speaker and it was the Managing Director of Cell Life! She told us all about the organizaiton and about the challeges of combating AIDS in a country with such a huge income disparity and little infrastructure. Anywhoo, I thought it was an awesome opportunity to hear about really impactful social entrepreneurism (is that the word?).
The pictures here don't relate to this posting at all since im still figuring out how the picture thing works. 1) Sunset Picture from the posting about Whale Watching. 2) A view of the Camp's Bay strand from the beach with the 12 Apostle mountains behind. 3) My bedroom (you can't see the bugs lurking in the dark corners trying to attack me. 4) Lunch during the wine tasting trip when I had Babotie (ba-booty) for the first time. I've had babotie 3 times now. I'm obsessed. I plan to have a whole blog posting later on about best places for Babotie in S. Africa 5) Picture from the dinner/dance party at the other exchange household.
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