South Africa: Our Final Weeks
April 13-17 As we began to conclude our time in South Africa we spent three days in St. Lucia, to have a time of reflection. During this time we had the chance to sit as a group and engage with one another about our time in South Africa and what that means for our lives....
South Africa: Wrap-up in PMB & the Drakensberg mountains
On Monday, we had an 鈥淓aster egg hunt鈥� similar to the one we had when we met together at the Suderman鈥檚 before this intercultural semester. The scavenger hunt includes six clues and we had to solve one to get to the next. The final clue that awaited us was to look for our Easter eggs....
South Africa: Jeffreys Bay to Pietermaritzburg
Week 9, 10, & 11 (J-Bay, Mdumbi, PMB) Spring break on the coasts of South Africa was a blast. We started off the week at Jeffreys Bay where we stayed at the Island Vibes backpacker just a stone鈥檚 throw away from the beach. The waves were wild but fun. We celebrated two birthdays there and....
South Africa: Week 8 – Hermanus/Zwelilhe
聽This past week we spent our time in Hermanus, with homestays in the neighboring township Zwelilhe. We were split up among 8 host families, where we spent our evenings and early mornings. We spent the majority of our weekdays at Volmoed 鈥� an intentional community and retreat center. During that time, we took part in....
South Africa: SADRA to Table Mountain
Week 7: Muizenberg Pt. II Oscar and SADRA聽 We spent Monday and Tuesday with Oscar Siwali, the head of the Southern Africa Development and Reconstruction Agency (SADRA). Oscar welcomed us warmly and introduced us to SADRA鈥檚 mission: to intervene in conflict and to teach others to intervene in conflict. Despite having only three full-time staff....
South Africa: Colesberg to Cape Town
We departed from Jo鈥檅urg on the morning of Saturday the 18th. We woke up, said our goodbyes to our hosts at St. Benedict鈥檚, and hit the road. That day was a nearly 9-hour day on the road with a stop for lunch. We occupied ourselves with some games, music, conversation and a lot of procrastination....
South Africa: Host Families
For the past few Sundays, we鈥檝e been worshipping with different local churches in South Africa. On February 12th, we went to Orlando Baptist Church. On February 19th, we went to Grace Community Church, where we worshipped with congregants from both Colesburg and Cradock. At the different churches, we are regularly called upon to sing a....
South Africa – A closer look
Weekend Activities: We attended a soccer game between the Pirates and the Sundowns on Saturday. This is an important aspect of South African culture. We were on the jumbo tron/TV at least four times and took in the loud and enthusiastic atmosphere. We went to church at the Brethren in Christ Church in Hillbrow and....
South Africa
Jan 28 – Feb 3 Saturday was hot, but pretty relaxing. It was mostly a free day, so after breakfast we had time to hang out, journal, and catch up on some reading. A group of us even went over to the field at the school across the street and played ultimate frisbee and soccer.....
South Africa: Off to Johannesburg
聽On Friday night our group hosted Ariel, a previous student with the South Africa 2019 intercultural group. She was able to share some insight as well as tips for us, as we continued with our journey forward.聽 The next day was a bit more of a relaxed rest day. However, after dinner, we reconvened, and....