Charlotte in South Africa

So many things have happened over the past two weeks that I don't even know where to start. Two weeks ago, the whole CASO group came to George for a weekend. I was very happy to be in a big group again and to hear all the experiences of the past few weeks from my Belgian, Dutch and Finnish friends. We ate a lot, including a braai, lots of wine and lots of laughter. We also went to Knysna to the elephant sanctuary. I can't even describe how amazing this was. It was such an intense feeling walking between those majestic animals, feeling so small. My heart was beating so fast and everyone was dead silent. In the evening we had our goodbye dinner. Another week of  practicals started, but in a completely different setting this time. We were placed in Thembalethu, a very big community next to George that used to be a township. When we talked to people about what we were going to do there - door-to-door screenings and health promotion - they told us to be very careful. "