Water
Posted February 14, 2018
When I left for South Africa in January, I didn’t expect my friends and family to hear much about the region except for what...Category: Politics
Pre-Departure Post
Posted January 2, 2018
Thinking about my upcoming trip to South Africa, I’m feeling unsure about what to expect. I have never been abroad for longer than two...
Liberté, Inégalité, Fraternité
Posted December 1, 2017
Hi. I’m in France. Did you know France has a different society than the United States? Wow. Surprising, right? Sarcasm aside, I’ve recently been...
Affirmative Action, dit “Discrimination Positive”
Posted November 25, 2017
“What do you consider yourself?” “Probably a liberal.” “Oh well, you know we say that the American left is about the same as...
American v. Singaporean Politics: Democracy or Political Stability?
Posted August 28, 2017
When locals hear I’m from the US, they’ll ask me about how things are going under President Trump. Sometimes with a sympathetic face, other...
More Thoughts on Kruger National Park
Posted May 23, 2017
Seeing Kruger did make me sad that humans had wiped out the majority of this biodiversity throughout the rest of South Africa (as well...
Yikes.
Posted May 5, 2017
(No pictures or the use of phones were allowed during Parliament sessions) Even after hearing how crazy parliament is from my TA and Professor,...
Spring break in Cape Town
Posted April 7, 2017
I came to Stellenbosch without taking any class on South African history, politics or culture, so the only things I knew were of the...
Robben Island
Posted April 3, 2017
The cell in which Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for his 18 years on Robben Island. On April 8, 2017, we took a bus tour...
Singaporean Diversity and Politics
Posted December 15, 2016
A mosque in Singapore ^ I think if there’s one striking difference between the US and Singapore- it’s the diversity that’s here. Everywhere you...