A Place of Contrariety PublishedJune 22, 2019 by Bennett Burnes My initial view of South Africa is a place of contrariety. From imposing mountains to the beaches and million dollar … Read more
On (Mis)Remembering My First Week PublishedJune 21, 2019 by Mabelle Zhang In the apartheid museum, there is an exhibit filled with photos from the height of the apartheid struggle in the … Read more
Politicizing the Apolitical PublishedJune 21, 2019 by Andrew Zheng America is apolitical. Americans try to be apolitical – to separate their lives from politics. “Oh no,” they say, “I … Read more
Villa in the Hills PublishedJune 21, 2019 by Juliana Mayer After traveling for nearly two days and over 8000 miles from my home, I expected to feel more out of … Read more
Dark Histories and New Beginnings PublishedJune 21, 2019 by Melissa White My first thought: I am never going to make it to Johannesburg. The traveling seemed like it was never going … Read more
The Twilight Zone: Cape Town Edition PublishedJune 21, 2019 by Zara Porter Forget everything you know about South Africa, which I assume is factually limited to apartheid and Mandela. Forget the notion … Read more
Shortcomings PublishedJune 21, 2019 by Madeleine Scully On our second day in Johannesburg we visited Freedom Park, a memorial for the people who died in the anti-Apartheid … Read more
Thoughts on the nature of home, five thousand miles from mine PublishedJune 12, 2019 by Matthew Griffin What is home? As my plane broke through the clouds and I saw Belgrade spread out beneath me, red-roofed homes … Read more
Hypocrite or Nah? PublishedJune 09, 2019 by Jinny Yoon Living in Charlotte is really pushing my buttons in different ways. Namely, I keep noticing that people of color rely … Read more
Being Intentional with My Time in Charlotte PublishedJune 09, 2019 by Jinny Yoon As I walked outside the airport, the overwhelming heat and humidity hit me. I immediately dreaded the upcoming two months … Read more