Destination: South Africa

Photos: Cape Town

Wed, 30 Oct 2013 | By tiffany3939 | Photo Gallery

Cape Town!!!

Wed, 30 Oct 2013 | By tiffany3939 | Views [514]

I arrived in Cape Town a week ago, and find the southern tip of South Africa stunning, quite westernized, and extremely awesome. I very much like it here. I ended up renting a car from the airport, and feeling intimidated, due to the fact they drive ... Read more >

Seek Experiences - Sand Dunes Township Experience

Mon, 28 Oct 2013 | By simonstraetker | Views [297] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Spending three weeks of my life in the Gelvandale township in Port Elizabeth last year was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. Coming from a very rich nation like Germany it was very shocking for me to experience the desperate situation ... Read more >

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Local Legend - jozi

Sun, 20 Oct 2013 | By mpboi | Views [451] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I have a love and hate relationship with the biggest, single powerful economy on the African continent, Johannesburg otherwise known as Jozi by locals. This is a city that is so mysterious to even itself, a city build on the sweat of miners and laborers ... Read more >

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AFRICA

Mon, 14 Oct 2013 | By tiffany3939 | Views [620] | Comments [2]

I definitely saved the best for last, as Africa is amazing and fulfills all of my expectations. I arrived safely in Johannesburg last weekend, and just hung out resting in preparations for arrival at the consevation. Monday I flew up to Polokwane, and ... Read more >

Photos: Africa

Mon, 14 Oct 2013 | By tiffany3939 | Photo Gallery

Blyde River Canyon

Sun, 6 Oct 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1117]

Loney Planet makes it sound like the most impressive landscape in South Africa.  Blyde River Canyon is certainly worth a visit but you should tone down your expectations.  Still, the scenery is a pleasant change from Kruger, sometimes reminding ... Read more >

Five Days in Kruger National Park

Fri, 4 Oct 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [833]

It rained on our first day back in Kruger, sometimes seriously but mostly just an annoying drizzle.  The dreary overcast subdued the birds but the animals hardly seemed to notice, especially the giraffes.  We saw at least 30 of the long-necked ... Read more >

Back to Civilization

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [914]

It's a pleasure to be back in South Africa.  Where things work (mostly) as advertised.  Where the people are friendly and a dollar goes a long way.  Where the skies are not cloudy... OK, I got carried away.  We had a marathon driving ... Read more >

Photos: South Africa Again

Tue, 24 Sep 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Photo Gallery

September 13

Thu, 19 Sep 2013 | By joytranae | Views [787]

My last week was so perfect. I left with no regrets. The assistant teacher took me on a walk through the township. We left school and went to hang clothes on the line at one of the other teacher's house and then we walked to a McDonald's that's right ... Read more >

Tags: cape town, capricorn, childcare, dreams to reality, dtr, muizenberg, south africa, surf, teach, volunteer

September 4

Thu, 5 Sep 2013 | By joytranae | Views [674] | Comments [1]

We weren't able to take the kids to the aquarium so I'm going to pay Lorenzo's school fees for one year. I was told it's R280 a month which is $28 which comes out to $555 for the entire year. I have a great relationship with the teachers in my room ... Read more >

Tags: cape town, capricorn, muizenberg, south africa, sunrise

August 30

Fri, 30 Aug 2013 | By joytranae | Views [650] | Comments [2]

Today was Kristen's (the volunteer I work with) last day. Just watching her hugging everyone one last time and crying made me realize this trip has had a major effect on me and it's going to be so hard to leave. I've fallen in love with my kids and ... Read more >

August 22

Thu, 22 Aug 2013 | By joytranae | Views [547] | Comments [3]

  I wasn't able to get to a place with wifi yesterday so these will be posts from Wednesday and today, Thursday.    Yesterday:   So today I helped with the "soup kitchen" we do here every Wednesday to feed the people ... Read more >

August 15

Fri, 16 Aug 2013 | By joytranae | Views [602] | Comments [2]

Today was the best day I've had in the classroom! The teachers were extra giddy and loved the kids so much! It may have been because we only had half of the class too. It's been raining the entire week but this morning was really bad so a lot of the ... Read more >

Tags: capetown, safari, south africa