Contextualizing South Africa’s Complex Society PublishedJuly 08, 2021 by Rifah Nanjiba This past week (Jun 21), I have been working on accumulating resources for the launch of a new sexual and … Read more
Immersing Myself in South African Culture PublishedJuly 08, 2021 by Rifah Nanjiba Throughout the past few weeks, I have been focused on my internship placement with Fugee Assist where I am compiling … Read more
Welcome to UpLearn! PublishedJune 04, 2020 by Alex Raghunandan This past week I started my internship at the Scalabrini Refugee Center in Cape Town, South Africa. I am working … Read more
First Week With UpLearn PublishedJune 04, 2020 by Lana Gesinsky I’ve had a very positive first week with UpLearn and greatly look forward to the rest of the summer. UpLearn, … Read more
To Be an Unqualified Duke Student PublishedAugust 28, 2019 by Ysanne Spence Duke has quickly become- even outside of South Africa- a large part of my identity. Even back home, my old … Read more
To Cape Town, with love PublishedAugust 05, 2019 by Ysanne Spence As I sit in the Frankfurt Airport in Germany, I cannot imagine my life for the past 8 weeks. It … Read more
A Lesson Learnt PublishedAugust 05, 2019 by Ysanne Spence I’ve struggled to write this post many times, often sitting down trying to reword my thoughts in a way that … Read more
A Book Review of Sorts PublishedJuly 31, 2019 by Ysanne Spence Being in Cape Town has allowed me to rediscover one of my first loves: reading. The hustle and bustle of … Read more
Reading the News in Cape Town PublishedJuly 28, 2019 by Michaela Towfighi I have always prided myself on keeping up with the news. I religiously read a daily news summary each morning, … Read more
Migration As An Opportunity PublishedJuly 28, 2019 by Melissa White At Scalabrini, one of the first things we learned in orientation was about the mission of the organization. By working … Read more