Returned Student Profile for Jack Bish, Anthropology, UW Archaeology Field School
South Africa
South Africa: Tyler Phelps
Returned Student Profile for Tyler Phelps, Computer Science and Mathematics, University of Cape Town
South Africa: Liz Toure ’11
Alumni Profile for Liz Toure, Biology with certificate in Global Health, University of Cape Town, class of 2011
Canada, England, South Africa: Devin Walker ’08
Alumni Profile for Devin Walker, History and Sociology, with a certificate in Gender & Women’s Studies, UW in London, University of Cape Town, CIC French Language, class of 2008
Snap Back to Reality
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 …
Braais and Banter
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 …
Hello (Africa), It’s Me.
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 …
I Can’t Tell if it’s Rain or Tears
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 …
A Treevolution
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 …
Each One, Teach One
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 …