Two weeks ago, I moved out of my flat and into a cell at the Old Gaol Backpackers. Today is my last day of work at the Grahamstown LRC. Tomorrow, I leave Grahamstown.
The past six months have been both a professional and personal journey. I have learned countless lessons from my work at the LRC, especially from my supervisor Sarah and her "dogged persistence" (to borrow Kim's words) – a necessary quality in human rights law, particularly in South Africa. It is sad and strange to think that I am leaving work at this office for the last time, and that on Monday morning I will not be at the tea table with my colleagues.
But I am also excited about what lies ahead. Tomorrow morning, I fly to Cape Town, where I will meet my friend Lauren, who is flying to South Africa to travel with me. We have a rough plan to drive across the country (Cape Town, Route 62, Garden Route, Wild Coast, Drakensberg, Durban, Saint Lucia) and end up in Johannesburg around April 1. On April 6, I begin a short internship in the LRC's Constitutional Litigation Unit in Johannesburg, where I will work with George Bizos for approximately four weeks before I return to Canada in May.
Goodbye Grahamstown, hello South Africa! Another journey begins.
16 years ago
2 comments:
Look forward to see you back in Canada, and learn from your travel experience that one day we will go there too.
Hi Roanna,
I came across your blog while reading up on the CBA opportunity. Seems like you've had an amazing experience!
I'm a lawyer working in Vancouver.
Would you mind if I emailed you further to find out more?
If you're not opposed, I can provide you with an email address that I can be reached at - thanks so much!
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