Category Archives: Class of 2013

Throughout our time in South Africa thus far, it has become very apparent how important sports are to this country. With soccer, rugby and cricket being the clear favorite sports of the nation, other sports such as tennis and track … Continue reading →

Mandela’s proverbial Rainbow Nation has become a rally cry for the large variety of people calling South Africa their home. For some, it may be their motherland, for others a place of political asylum, and yet for others it has … Continue reading →

Traveling to the Aquila private game reserve, less than a two-hour drive from Cape Town, was one of the highlights of our trip so far. Aquila consists of 7,500 hectors of land and is comprised of 28 different species. Offering … Continue reading →

“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird, that cannot fly.” – Langston Hughes of District 6. I chose to write down this quote in particular, amongst the rest that were on display at the … Continue reading →

On the sixth day of our expedition in Cape Town, South Africa we traveled to Robben Island. After a rainy and rocky 30 minute boat ride across the ocean from the Cape Town waterfront to the island we landed at … Continue reading →

While South Africa is denoted as the ‘rainbow nation’ it is critical to remember that many of the people of the rainbow nation are descendants of slaves and share a common inheritance of displacement, bondage and exploitation. South Africa once … Continue reading →

The class’ encounters with the South African people and our observations of the population’s spirit demonstrate that the citizens serve as the nation’s driving force in regards to economic and intellectual development. The class had the pleasure of meeting with … Continue reading →

Prior to being in South Africa, I often wondered what similarities the country would have with the United States. Although Africa seems like a rural mystery to a lot of people, South Africa has proved to share many characteristics of … Continue reading →

Education has been an overpowering theme throughout our journey in South Africa. I was looking forward to this aspect of the trip because education in America is such a large part of our lives, especially as college students. We are … Continue reading →