Week 2 – Dirty Hands PublishedJune 25, 2018 by Sheridan Wilbur I barely washed my hands all week. It wasn’t from laziness or gross hygiene habits though. Almost every sink in … Read more
Expectations versus Reality: The Tale of a Learning Student PublishedJune 24, 2018 by Maryam Asenuga Currently, I am working at an NGO entitled “Sonke Gender Justice” that has a mission solely focused on the amelioration … Read more
I am apartheid too PublishedJune 24, 2018 by Swathi Ramprasad I taste the salt water, crisp and acrid. There are only white people here. The travelers laugh, mingle, jeer The … Read more
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story? PublishedJune 24, 2018 by Tristan Malhotra When you think of a museum guide, you think of someone trained. You think of someone speaking off a script … Read more
Appreciating Small Talk PublishedJune 24, 2018 by Anna Chulack Cape Town is certainly a beautiful city. There is a quintessential tranquillity to the way that the mountains so seamlessly … Read more
I’m Black in an African country, why do I still feel uncomfortably alien? PublishedJune 18, 2018 by Maryam Asenuga “Wow, you’re so smart for a black person” is a phrase that has egregiously colored my existence and my … Read more
You are beautiful and so is your enemy PublishedJune 18, 2018 by Swathi Ramprasad You are beautiful … and so is your enemy The city church had a large, plain mirror decorated with … Read more
Wait, America Isn’t the Greatest Country in the World? PublishedJune 18, 2018 by Tristan Malhotra Imagine trying to learn the history of a country in a week. If someone suggested doing that for the United … Read more
What do you mean no Heinz?! PublishedJune 18, 2018 by Olivia McAuliffe The ketchup is different here. At home, I know exactly where the trusty bottle of Heinz is in the fridge, … Read more
First Lessons PublishedJune 18, 2018 by Chiara Settineri On principle, people who apply to take part in a service trip are looking to offer something of themselves to … Read more