Interview #1: Busiswa Royi - Student Events Management

Busiswa Royi, poserend in het midden van de foto (duh!), is een klasgenoot van ons waar we veel mee hebben samengewerkt en zijn opgetrokken. We zijn nu ongeveer 4 maanden verder, dus tijd om onze houding ten opzichte van de locals te evalueren. Wat vind Busiswa van ons exchange studenten? Kunnen we ons zelf na al die tijd ook "Echte Zuid-Afrikanen" noemen? In een kort interview geeft ze haar mening. 

Can you introduce yourself shortly to my reader?

I am Busiswa Royi from Stellenbosch in South Africa. I am studying at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, doing second year in Events Management.

What do you like about us?

You are hard workers, have warming smiles and are very friendly.

Do you think we have weird habits?

Yes, you drink cappuccino all the time... Even if it is 30 degrees! 

Can you describe a typical exchange student? 

Most exchange students exclude themselves from the other students and they tend to look like nerds. 

In what way are we comparable and/or different from that description?

You guys are different, because you interact a lot with students. You are hardworking and still cool at the same.

Are we changed in the last couple of months? In what way?

Yes, in the beginning you didn't interact that much. But after a while you stopped excluding yourselves from the other students. You have been interacting with most students in class, which we really like. 

Do you think we can be real South Africans? Why?

Yes, I think students from different classes won’t be able to tell if you are exchange students or "one of the local students", unless we tell them. I think you fit in our class like any other South African.