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Snap Back to Reality

Posted on March 8, 2016

These last three weeks have flown by. Classes started and societies switched into full gear. I have finally hung up some decorations in my room, found some time to go for runs, and stopped getting …

Posted in Africa, Caroline Riese, Returned Student, South Africa, Spring 2016Tagged Cape Town, Caroline Riese, International Academic Programs, South Africa, study abroad, University of Cape Town, UW-madison

Braais and Banter

Posted on February 16, 2016

I made it! I arrived early Thursday morning with 8 other exchange students from the US. The first few days, I stayed in a dorm on campus with about 200 other study abroad students. It …

Posted in Africa, Caroline Riese, Returned Student, South Africa, Spring 2016Tagged arrival, braais, Cape Town, Caroline Riese, International Academic Programs, South Africa, study abroad, University of Cape Town, UW-madison

Hello (Africa), It’s Me.

Posted on January 26, 2016

Leaving for South Africa is becoming more and more real to me every day! It’s crazy to think that in less than a week I will be in this amazingly beautiful place on the other side of …

Posted in Africa, Caroline Riese, Returned Student, South Africa, Spring 2016Tagged International Academic Programs, pre-departure, South Africa, study abroad, UW-madison1 Comment

I Can’t Tell if it’s Rain or Tears

Posted on June 18, 2014

I’m lying in bed, and I can see my breath. Cape Town’s cold, and since I can’t sleep I’m thinking about all of the random events that happened this semester. I’m sitting on a throne …

Posted in Africa, Chloe Shmays, Returned Student, South Africa, Spring 2014Tagged Cape Town, Chloe Shmays, International Academic Programs, program end, South Africa, study abroad, University of Cape Town, UW-madison

A Treevolution

Posted on June 2, 2014

The trees in South Africa are as diverse as its people. I recently went on a weekend retreat in Platbos, an ancient indigenous forest situated a few hours away from Cape Town. The festival was …

Posted in Africa, Chloe Shmays, Returned Student, South Africa, Spring 2014Tagged Cape Town, Chloe Shmays, International Academic Programs, Platbos, South Africa, study abroad, trees, University of Cape Town, UW-madison, visit from parent

Each One, Teach One

Posted on May 12, 2014

I just returned to civilization after experiencing Afrikaburn, the official offspring of the Burning Man festival that takes place in Nevada. Nestled in the middle of the Karoo, spectacularly creative South Africans come together each …

Posted in Africa, Chloe Shmays, Returned Student, South Africa, Spring 2014Tagged Afrikaburn, Cape Town, Chloe Shmays, Internatioal Academic Programs, South Africa, study abroad, UW-madison

Hippos, Warthogs, and Rhinos…Oh My!

Posted on May 5, 2014

I don’t really know where to begin. Even though our mid-semester break seems like a distant memory, I think it still deserves some written recognition. Let’s start with my close hippo encounter. My wish to …

Posted in Africa, Chloe Shmays, Returned Student, South Africa, Spring 2014Tagged Cape Town, Chloe Shmays, International Academic Programs, South Africa, study abroad, UW-madison

From Pieces to Peace

Posted on March 17, 2014

Alright, so I’m blaming the delay in this post on my newly inherited African sense of time. Speaking of playing the blame game, there’s this saying, “This is Africa” (TIA), which is used as a …

Posted in Africa, Chloe Shmays, Returned Student, South Africa, Spring 2014Tagged Cape Town, Chloe Shmays, International Academic Programs, SHAWCO, South Africa, study abroad, This is Africa (TIA), UW-madison1 Comment

Howzit?

Posted on February 21, 2014

Howzit Bru? Life in Cape Town has been pretty hectic since arriving! The past two weeks have been a whirlwind vacation, but reality set in this Monday morning when classes started. I’ve walked with lions, …

Posted in Africa, Chloe Shmays, Returned Student, South Africa, Spring 2014Tagged Cape Town, Chloe Shmays, International Academic Programs, South Africa, study abroad, UW-madison2 Comments

Imagining Africa

Posted on January 27, 2014

If there is one thing I’ve learned from taking Survey of Africa this semester, it can be summarized by the following statement: Africa is not homogenous. There are, however, many false perceptions in which people …

Posted in Africa, Chloe Shmays, Returned Student, South Africa, Spring 2014Tagged Cape Town, Chloe Shmays, International Academic Programs, pre-departure, South Africa, study abroad, UW-madison1 Comment
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