{"id":56,"date":"2018-07-05T12:00:54","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T19:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/kevinincapetown\/?p=56"},"modified":"2018-07-06T15:00:51","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T22:00:51","slug":"preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/kevinincapetown\/2018\/07\/05\/preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"

As my trip nears my preparation is coming to an end. It has been over 2 years since I decided I would pursue an international internship, 6 months since I submitted my application to IE3 Global, 5 months since I chose to go to Cape Town, and 4 month since my internship was confirmed with Volunteer Adventure Corps (VAC). I navigated spring term with minimal distraction of my pending adventure and now I have waited 3 weeks since my last spring final to begin the 2 day trek from Corvallis to Cape Town. In the last couple weeks I have finally immersed myself in the excitement of the coming 12 by reading and watching as much about South Africa as I can. One of my favorite prep days included watching 4 movies from a pre-arrival list provided by VAC. Starting as soon as I woke up taking me all the way until it was time for bed, I watched Invictus, District 9, Cry Freedom, and Stander. All of which I would highly recommend.\u00a0 It is now time that I begin to pack my bags and try to think of anything that I might have forgotten. This time next week I will be about as far away from home as I can be. I will be travelling through 3 different continents, across the equator into the southern hemisphere, and switching seasons from summer to winter. I could not be more excited and anxious thinking about what the next 84 days have in store for me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As my trip nears my preparation is coming to an end. It has been over 2 years since I decided I would pursue an international internship, 6 months since I submitted my application to IE3 Global, 5 months since I chose to go to Cape Town, and 4 month since my internship was confirmed with … <\/p>\n

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