The third day in Cape Town ...
After spending the first semester at Albert-Ludwigs Universit Freiburg, we are fulfilling the program's requirements to spend the second semester at the University of Cape Town in South Africa and the third semester at the University of Bangkok in Thailand.
Freiburg as such a charming city the green scenery covers features it everywhere giving it tranquil landscape with the plenty of running springs penetrate it from almost every corner. The Seepark gives it a more attractive natural scene, which enriches it with greenery and mixture of nature and artificial manifestations as some people still consider it as an artificial scene even though the water flooding into leaking out of natural resources.
My understanding to this fascinating lake of Seepark not only because I lived close to it, but also, peaked in the modest joint research that I took part in with my colleagues, which revolved around the nature of the relationship between this green scenery and runners specifically and why do they run there. It was an enlightening academic experience granted me a great deal of knowledge.
Leaving Freiburg was a sad step due to unforgettable memories that it left in my mind, especially when this experience was embellished with engaging with amazing friends! Those friends who make these memories incredible.
At Frankfurt airport, I got stuck after my entry was denied because I hadn't return ticket, which I still reject it as a policy by governments, not because I don't respect or abide by the rules, but the matter of booking a return ticket is put at risk of losing it, because we are not all the time sure if our plan will go as planned,
Thank god my colleague quickly grabbed her mobile and booked a return ticket to Thailand for me. Otherwise, I would have been able to pass, I would really have lost my flight, had I not been able to book it. I recalled what happened to me three years ago when I was denied entry at Amman airport because I found out that the travel agent in Kosovo had mistakingly entered my mother's name before my name according to passport.
We landed in Cape Town with the other two colleagues. It was a great long journey. I found the city is beautiful, quiet. But I could say this was totally in contrast with what was being said about Cape Town or South Africa in general that it is not a safe place especially for foreigners given to thieves and organized crimes. However, when I got to some local people, they warned me of not dealing with any person unless everything around him/her is verified. Indeed, my landlord kept warning me all the time saying that safety is violated, don't go walking after 9:00 o'clock our country has this dilemma with security.
I was really astonished to find out that there are no many police vehicles or cops roaming the streets. I asked why there are no police? "Sadly, we don't have enough police due to the deficiency in the public budget, which weakens the government that can't employ cops as a result.
