Life Is Short, Eat Dessert First
Posted June 8, 2015
Anyone who knows me knows that I have a pretty bad sweet tooth. When I was a kid, I used to tell my parents...Category: South Africa
“Winter” Is Coming?
Posted May 14, 2015
So the other day, I was talking to a few other people in the program about our upcoming trip to the Garden Route (along...
Lights Out…Indefinitely
Posted May 11, 2015
Setting the scene: I’m sitting there with my roommate, we’re making dinner, enjoying our meal, laughing, enjoying life until all of a sudden the...
Goeie Dag, Molweni, Hello
Posted April 14, 2015
I think I’ve always taken language for granted, living in a country and a community where pretty much everyone I’ve ever needed to communicate...
Anxious Aloof American Abroad
Posted March 30, 2015
I had always known since I arrived on Northwestern’s campus as a naive freshman with zero knowledge of anything, that my undergraduate career will...
WOW: How I’m Cheating My Pre-Departure Blog Post
Posted March 30, 2015
Thanks to some technical difficulties back in the States, I am currently writing you all from an internet cafe called WOW in downtown Stellenbosch....
Today Is the Day!
Posted March 30, 2015
Hi blog readers! My name is Emily Liquin, and I’m a junior at Northwestern. I’ve been preparing for months, but I can’t believe I’m...
Finals Are A Real Thing Here?
Posted June 18, 2014
Rebekah Williams, Public Health in South Africa, Spring 2014 As our quarter winded down to an end our excursions slowed and our finals picked...
The Sun Sets On Our Journey Abroad
Posted June 16, 2014
Sejal Shah, Public Healthand Development in South Africa, Spring 2014 Tonight I say goodbye to a charming country, one that has opened its heart and welcomed...
A Cultural Immersion
Posted May 28, 2014
Sejal Shah, Public Health and Development in South Africa, Spring 2014 For the past two weeks, we have been busy traveling around South Africa....