Journal entries from the trip

DAY 2

We are in South Africa. The children at the home were so excited to see us. I spent the day through the lens of my camera, trying to capture every little moment I could. Today reminded me of working at summer camp, but the kids here have more freedom and less supervision. When a group of kids came home from school today they began to jump of ledges, doing things adults deem dangerous, and chasing each other. I was scared that one of them was going to get hurt and tried to discourage the jumping. The ratio of adults to kids here is really not balanced.

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the kids were chaotic when we tried to organize the bag drawing thing. In the end, I was pretty impressed by what they ended up doing. I had my camera out. One boy followed me around today. He wanted me to keep taking his video so he could watch it. It was adorable.

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We went up to the top of table mountain today. I was bummed because my camera had run out of battery by then, rendering me unable to capture the breathtaking views on tape. We went to the waterfront mall for dinner. There is huge difference between where we are staying and Khayelitsha!

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DAY 3

Today was the second day at the home. The day went a lot smoother. I don't understand how the women in the home care for all these kids alone. They are so amazing! it is like a 4:30 ratio. Laura hayley and I went to the waterfront tonight. It was fun. We ate at the Dodge.

The kids are so cute!

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DAY 4

today was our first free day. we went to hout bay and seal island. The views were spectacular. we went to the waterfront again. We pretty much know our way around the mall by now.

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DAY5

today we played putt-putt and went to the mall again. I bought a springboks sweatshirt(the name of the rugby team here). Now all I need to buy is BEADS!

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DAY 6

The kids are SO cute. I wish i could do more to help support the home. They Hayleys, laura and I have already started talking about how we want to come back for an entire summer or year. The weather has been kind of yucky...

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I keep thinking about the kids. I want to go back there now.

toubleshooting

so my imovie application has decided to get bugged. Its not letting me edit my clips and plays some of my past movies instead of the documentary. great. ive tried quitting and reopening the app but nothing seems to be working. Looks like i am going to have to make a trip to the apple store tomorrow, which means less editing time :-/

I consulted my brother. he is coming down on thursday and is going to back up my footage and other films. Hopefully this will cure my computer problems.

Narration: intro

In the summer of 2009, my three friends and I volunteered at the Baphumelele Children's Home in South Africa. The home was founded by Rosie Mashale in 2001 in the township of khayelitsha. The home helps support abused, neglected, abandoned, or orphaned children, most of whom are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS pandemic. With only the support of her community, and no money, Rosie started the home and today Baphumelele is refuge for 140-160 children, from newborns to 19-year olds . Rosie has not only made an impact on the children she works with, but everyone she comes into contact with. This is our story. How Baphumelele impacted our lives.

(over opening segment - map/ wall)

Laura, Hayley T, and I went to south africa with Hayley Y and her mom and little sister. Hayley's family is from south africa and has been previously involved with Baphomelele. Because we were only able to volunteer for ten days, we couldnt stay at the home, instead we stayed in an apartment in Cape Town, where we got our first impressions of South Africa

(over the scenic clips of Cape Town)