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Cape Town from the peak

Published by Mabelle Zhang
I firmly believe that Cape Town is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Cascading mountains, unique flora …
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Disconnecting to Connect

Published by Bennett Burnes
Though I anticipated to better understand the function of race, gender, privilege, and geography on this program, I certainly did …
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Group of students on top of mountain

Free Fall

Published by Andrew Zheng
You know, I don’t think I ever really considered how transformative climbing a mountain could be. I’ve climbed two of …
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Life On My Own

Published by Ysanne Spence
I’ve always been close with my family. After moving to the States when I was 14, I got very accustomed …
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Good eggs, good hikes, good people

Published by Madeleine Scully
There is something about hiking up a mountain that makes conversations flow easier, laughter become louder and a hard boiled …
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An Awkward Visit with Mandela

Published by Zara Porter
Here in South Africa, Nelson Mandela is viewed as a higher being. With all his contributions to this country, it …
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Two Unknown Futures

Published by Michaela Towfighi
When we arrived in Johannesburg there was a clear intent and intensity that came with the week we were spending. …
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A Day in Cape Town

What’d you do today?

Published by Shreyas Gupta
This weekend marks four weeks on this trip or in other words, the halfway mark. My post today is slightly …
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