Posts from Cape Town, South Africa from 2019

This week I watched a South African advertisement that was pulled from TV, titled “Big John.” The advertisement was created …

In the hyper-connected world that we live in, it is difficult to contextualize the isolation that the apartheid brought.  However, …

This past week I have been following South African news through the lens of social media. I have watched youtube …

This week I participated in the annual celebration of Mandela Day with some of my coworkers at SACTWU. Mandela Day, …

I firmly believe that Cape Town is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Cascading mountains, unique flora …

Though I anticipated to better understand the function of race, gender, privilege, and geography on this program, I certainly did …

You know, I don’t think I ever really considered how transformative climbing a mountain could be. I’ve climbed two of …

It’s funny that the prompt for this week is “the future from here”. At work this week, I wrote up …

I’ve always been close with my family. After moving to the States when I was 14, I got very accustomed …

In my first blog, I touched on how I’ve been pushed out of my comfort zone on this trip, the …