Lions, Spirit Birds, and Olifants — OH MY!
Posted September 8, 2015
The folks at IPD warned us explicitly not to overlap blogs about Kruger National Park. And between Iheoma, Emily, and I — it appears...Tag: South Africa
Feeling Otherness & Other Things
Posted September 1, 2015
Long time, no blog! I want to apologize for not keeping up with this blog during my actual time on the program. If anything,...
Missing the Adventure
Posted August 12, 2015
Writing my last blog post means that my quarter in South Africa is officially over (even though I technically returned to the US almost...
Give Me My Pen
Posted June 23, 2015
On the second night of our homestay in HaMakuya, a rural village in northern Limpopo Province, Kaley, Duncan and I donned the traditional clothing...
Saving Individuals, Not the World: 900 Children of Hangberg
Posted June 18, 2015
In the community of Hangberg, a part of the greater Cape Town area, the population struggles with drug addiction, mental health problems, crowded living...
“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...
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...
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...