Schedule in South Africa

While in South Africa, I hope to provide updates every morning with photos and videos that can be followed on Facebook, Twitter, or via email subscription (on the right) to receive daily digests of the posts.

The following plans are tentatively scheduled.  Please do comment if there is anything in particular you want to hear about along the way, whether in relation to the sights, culture, or interviews/filming, and I look forward to staying in touch.

Tuesday, Dec. 28
Depart from Chicago

Wednesday, Dec. 29
Layover in London with city tour

Thursday, Dec. 30 (Day 1)
Arrive in Cape Town
Explore the community of Observatory where we’ll be staying
Explore Camps Bay and Clifton Beach

Friday, Dec. 31 (Day 2)
Tour the township of Imizamo Yethu

Saturday, Jan. 1 (Day 3)
See Cape of Good Hope, Cape Point, and Simon’s Town

Sunday, Jan. 2 (Day 4)
Discussion with Mama Thope in the township of Khayelitsha

Monday, Jan. 3 (Day 5)
Discussion with Linda Fortune in District Six and Oudekraal

Tuesday, Jan. 4 (Day 6)
Volunteer at St. Joseph’s Home for Chronically Ill Children

Wednesday, Jan. 5 (Day 7)
Volunteer at St. Joseph’s Home
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Thursday, Jan. 6 (Day 8 )
Volunteer at St. Joseph’s Home
Cable car up Table Mountain

Friday, Jan. 7 (Day 9)
Volunteer at St. Joseph’s Home
Boat to Robben Island

Saturday, Jan. 8 (Day 10)
Wine Famrs tours

Sunday, January 9 (Day 11)
Church with Ivy in the township of Nyanga

Monday Jan. 10 (Day 12)
Volunteer at St. Joseph’s Home
Dinner at Beth Uriel Home for Young Men

Tuesday Jan. 11 (Day 13)
Volunteer at St. Joseph’s Home
Dinner on the Waterfront

Wednesday, Jan. 12 (Day 14)
Volunteer at St. Joseph’s Home
Slave Lodge
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Thursday, January 13 (Day 15)
Volunteer at St. Joseph’s Home

Friday, January 14 (Day 16)
Volunteer at St. Joseph’s Home
Fly to Johannesburg

Saturday, January 15 (Day 17)
Visit Apartheid Museum and Constitution Hill

Sunday, January 16 (Day 18)
Township of Soweto
Fly to Cape Town

Monday, Jan. 17 (Day 19)
Safari
Depart from Cape Town

Tuesday, Jan. 18
Arrive in Chicago