University of Cape Town (UCT)

Everyone speaks English, but try to make an effort to learn a little bit of one of the other official languages.

Go on a safari! Amazing experience. Also, check out the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg. Stellenbosch, about an hours train ride outside of Cape Town, is a gorgeous wine "dutch" town. It's such a nice place. Explore places outside of Cape Town, even if it is just an hour away. Don't be afraid to take the train, just don't take it later than about 6 PM. Kruger is a great place too! Stay in Tamboti Tented camp (google it)... it was amazing. Also, go to Victoria Falls! BEAUTIFUL. You wont have many chances to go to Southern Africa, so please do as much as you can. It is an amazing combination of cities and nature.

Take money out from ATM's to avoid fee's. Also, keep in mind you will be spending a lot of money on travel and try to save. Drinks are cheap (10-20 rand... or 2-3 dollars) food is pretty cheap, Internet will get you, especially if you have Redbutton. Don't use the video in skype and try not to go to a lot of webpages with pictues. NO YOUTUBE AT ALL. While doing research, do it at school... you get a certain amount of gree megabytes there ( I think like 2-300 MB?)

Housing can either be AMAZING or really really poor. There are houses that have twenty people or houses that have 3-4. Also, there are a lot of houses with little "huts" or "cabins" outside some larger houses were students are placed- the room usually has a bedroom and sometimes a bathroom... yet their kitchen, living room, etc. are all inside the main house. It is usually steps from the house. Specify what kind of housing you want while requesting housing and I think they are pretty good at giving it to you (EX: if you don't want to live with 20 people, note it! Or if you want to live with specific types of people (all female, all male, etc.) let them know)

Cape Town has AWESOME night life! You can head down to Long St. and all the clubs/bars are active. Observatory (Obz) has some great walking distance night life as well- Stones has good deals throughout the week and plenty of pool, though it can be a bit crowded. Many different kinds of nightlife, you'll be able to find something you like.