Business Trip to Cape Town Offers Great Simultaneous Vacation
Alice had finally achieved her independence. All of her life, until this point, she has remained dependent on her parents’ for both financial and emotional support. They paid her way not only through college but also graduate school where she received her MBA. However, with this achievement behind her and after having landed a great job she finally felt as though she was on her own. That is, until three weeks ago when she found out that she needed to travel to Cape Town, South Africa for an international convention.
It wasn’t that Alice didn’t want to go to Cape Town, she was incredibly interested in and excited about the trip. However, she had never been out of the country without her parents and on top of that, any trip she has taken within the United States has been with family or friends. Suddenly Alice found herself shaken and nervous and she felt almost the same way she did when she was preparing to leave home for the first time. Alice deliberated for a while on whether or not she should take the trip on her own and really be sure of her independence, or cave in and invite her mother or at least a close friend to go with her. She present to herself strong arguments on each side and finally decided she would ask her friend Kate if she would go with her.
The deciding factor, or at least it was what she told herself, was that she figured it was too great of an opportunity and it would be selfish of her to not share her luxury accommodations in one of the top Cape Town hotels with her close friend. Kate eagerly agreed with this philosophy and was more than happy to accompany her Alice on the trip. And even if it was a slight compromise to her sense of independence the two friends had one of the best times of their lives on that trip. The Cape Town International Convention Center is where Alice was stationed during the days but it was within walking distance to the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront where Kate would spend her time. In the evening they attended some great performances and both of them greatly enjoyed trying new South African dishes at the local restaurants.
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