We're Going to South Africa!

A group of 20 Villanova students have embarked on a journey of a lifetime headed to Cape Town, South Africa on a mission trip over winter break. This is their story, share it with everyone you know.




But what's in store for these students?

They will be going through the travel agency of 2 way travel (2waytravel.com) and will be participating in a service tour of South Africe from December 29th to January 9th.
-Day 1: The students will arrive in Cape Town late that night and settle into
their new accomodations
-Day 2: The students will learn a little bit about the city they will be
staying in through some exploration while getting over the jet lag. Included
in this day of exploration will be some hiking and an African sunset!
-Day 3: On the last day of 2006 the students will attend church and meet people
living in the local culture.
-Day 4: For the next five days studnets will be working on projects at the
Baphumelele Children's Home in Khayelitsha. They will be doing anything from
organizing a holidy club and taking children on excursion, providing labor and
construction work for important maintenance jobs, playing with kids, or working
on a local Habitat for Humanity build. You can find out more about the Home
that we will be working on by visiting this site:
http://www.baphumelele.org.za/childrens_home.htm
-Day 9: Students will visit Nelson Mandela's home and learn more about the
apartheid that has affected the area.
-Day 10: To be determined, can include wokring at the orphanage, doing cultural
activities or whatever else the group deams important.
-Day 11: Leave for the United States.

More information to come!