I’d always known that Cape Town was a great city but nothing could have prepared me for the beauty that I discovered when I arrived. No guide book or travel site can convey the wealth of opportunities that the city offers.

Though I filled every weekend with activites from shark cage diving to bungee jumping to hiking, I still didn’t manage to fit everything in that I would have liked to – there is just so much to do!

I also never expected to make the friends that I made during my time in Cape Town. Both the people I was working with at my internship and the people I was living with at Perspectives soon became some of my best friends and we’ve already planned reunions all across the globe! Within weeks I felt at home and had soon developed traditions such as Monday night quiz nights and Friday nights at the Long Street bars.

All of this made my time in Cape Town one of the best experiences of my life, even before I begin talking about my internship. Working in such a different environment was an experience which will never leave me. In some ways, I learnt more during the past two months than during the two years I’ve spent at university!

I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending Connect-123 Cape Town to anybody, the organisation is fantastic, the city is outstanding and the people are some of the best I’ve ever met!