Reeds als\nkind was ik steeds gefascineerd oor andere culturen en kwam ik er vaak mee in\ncontact. Het was vooral te danken aan mijn omgeving, die in zekere zin zeer\nopen en zeer verschillend was en juist\ndaardoor uiterst boeiend was, die me inspireerde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tot op de\ndag van vandaag heb ik steeds dezelfde interesse en passie blijven hebben om\nnieuwe culturen te leren kennen. Om deze reden heb ik dan ook de keuze gemaakt\nom mijn stage buiten Europa te lopen. Uiteindelijk ben ik in een guesthouse in\nZuid-Afrika beland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hier hou ik\nme vooral bezig met het optimaliseren van de operationele, financi\u00eble en commerci\u00eble\nprestaties van het hotel. Verder werken we ook samen met verschillende\ntoeristische agentschappen, voor activiteiten gaande van paragliding, safari …\ntot township tours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doordat wij\nmet deze verschillende toeristische agentschappen samenwerken mogen wij deze\nook \u2018gratis\u2019 uittesten. De activiteit die me het meeste inspireerde was de\ntownship tour. De township tour leidde ons door Khayelitscha, wat \u2018nieuw huis\u2019\nin de lokale taal betekent. Khay is \u00e9\u00e9n van de gevaarlijkste townships ter\nwereld waar de werkloosheid wordt geschat op een 70 % en waar de\ncriminaliteitscijfers zeer hoog liggen. Het was een unieke belevenis. Daarheen\ngaan zonder gids wordt zeker niet aangeraden!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The township is in\nfact located between the airport and the city of Cape Town and is surrounded by\ndunes. This was strategically considered, because if there is some trouble, it\ncan easily be isolated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a day full of\nmixed feelings. In the beginning of the day the guide took us through the\ntownship, where it started well and hopefully with beautiful coloured houses. We\ncould also take a look at a few houses where several families lived. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Until a little later\nwe did come across slums where people live together in a few square meters and where\nthey are daily confronted with violence,\ndrugs and addiction. How people can live there is very impressive and\nconfronting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To end the day we\nvisited a Xhosa family (local family) who gave us more information about how\nthings work in the townships and how it used to be in Apartheid. Very\nfascinating! All this in combination with a traditional South African meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How people can live\nthis way and stay hopeful is something that I always will remember<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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