Fifth day in Cape Town!

Today was our Fifth day in Cape Town! We started off the day by going up to Table Mountain!! We took a cable car up to the top and the view was amazing. We could see all of Cape Town, the ocean and all of the mountains of South Africa. We were basically above the clouds. Table Mountain is a part of the new 7 natural wonders of the world, and it's earned it's spot there. We are constantly amazed by the sheer beauty of this country. 

After leaving Table Mountain we went to the Green Market in central Cape Town!! The market was so much fun, there were vendors and stalls everywhere selling everything from tapestries to traditional drums! We all really enjoyed it and we got to practice our bartering skills! 

After the market we went to the Center for Public Mental Health and met with one of the psychologists there. This was a really incredible opportunity for all of us. It has been really neat to met with different psychologist teams who are focusing on such different areas of study. This center focuses on mental health for the public and bringing mental health to the community. It was really interesting to hear about all of the differnt projects the are participating in all over the world. One of the projects focuses on bringing mental health to different rural areas, like Ethiopia, Uganda, India, South Africa and Nepal. It was also neat to hear about the different struggles the center faces with bringing mental health to the public such as dealing with stigmas of mental illness and communities preferring traditional healers over western medecine. Overall a very insightful day!