Baboon ate my Homework
Posted April 29, 2016
Last Friday, all 20 of us and our program coordinator, Werner, and his assistant, Liezel, embarked on an adventure to Cape Town with some...Category: South Africa
Molweni baphulaphuli! Hallo almal!
Posted April 19, 2016
After enduring a 22-hour trip and fighting jet-lag, we have finally made it to South Africa to start our spring quarter abroad! I know...
Seeing the Invisible
Posted April 13, 2016
As I write this, we are ending our second week in South Africa and our first week of classes. I’ve tried to formulate my thoughts...
Eyes open and Ready to go
Posted March 29, 2016
My friends can probably agree with me when I say that I’m not really an emotional person. I don’t usually cry when I say...
Hello Spring
Posted March 29, 2016
Fair warning: I’m not a great writer and this is my first time blogging. I will try my best to describe everything I’m experiencing...
Study Abroad Starts…Now
Posted March 29, 2016
Disclaimer to any readers: I have never written a blog ever. Like ever. So please bear with me as I try it out during...
The Whole World in the Cape
Posted September 10, 2015
Oh, Cape Town. This city had it all — mountains to climb, beaches to spend days on end relaxing on, craft villages to haggle...
CPT to EBB (and finally) back to ORD
Posted September 10, 2015
Writing these blog posts has made me miss my time in South Africa dearly. And like Iheoma, I’m often frustrated with the question, “HOW...
Until We Meet Again…
Posted September 9, 2015
Having the time to settle and reflect about my experience abroad was much needed before completing my final entry. Being home and around friends...
A Never-Ending Identity Crisis
Posted September 9, 2015
One of the greatest fears I had before arriving to South Africa was how I was going to fit in. This wasn’t in the...