Posted Sharktales! to EDHD 3100 - South Africa: Tracing the Footsteps of Social Change 2010/11
On January 8, some students and I went cage diving with Great White Sharks! This was something I had wanted to do since I arrived here and I finally accomplished my goal. What an experience! It was a beautiful sunny day, which made the experience that much more exciting. Before we departed on the boat our guide warned us that this isn't shark season so the likelihood of seeing a shark was slim. We all were a little disappointed to hear this, but we hoped for the best. Fortunately, we were able to the great white sharks! The excursion was...
Posted 100 Degrees and Rising to EDHD 3100 - South Africa: Tracing the Footsteps of Social Change 2010/11
Ringing in the New Year Cape Town style was definitely a night I will always remember. I've never experienced a warm new years eve! To start off the night all 25 of us went out together. We basically all took over one club and rang in the new year in the street which was filled with people singing Ole and hugging each other left and right. It was a great bonding experience with the entire group and I had such a fun experience. After the New Year it was time for work to begin here in Cape Town. We started...
Posted Tan lines, South African Style to EDHD 3100 - South Africa: Tracing the Footsteps of Social Change 2010/11
My experience thus far has amazing and I'm not sure where to begin or how to describe everything I have done and encountered. Arriving in Cape Town, South Africa was wonderful for 2 reasons; I no longer had to sit through 12 hour plane rides and I was finally in the place where I would be studying, learning, and interacting with the people of South Africa. I definitely had some culture shock when I went to the grocery store for the first time and had to try and figure out their form of currency. Another frustrating element is trying to...
Posted Experiencing the Indian Ocean to EDHD 3100 - South Africa: Tracing the Footsteps of Social Change 2010/11
Kaitlyn Grabinski Liz Ongeri 12/30/2010 Our first experience in South Africa was major jet lag! We all had long flights and had been traveling through many different countries. It was nice to finally set foot in the country where we were all so excited to spend the next 3 weeks. We started our time together in South Africa with a welcome braai. For all those back home this is similar to a BBQ. We all very much enjoyed this meal, especially because it was our first meal that wasn't plane food. The meal consisted of Chicken kabobs, pasta salad, greek...
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