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By spaul on Mar 29, 2017 in South Africa | Comments Off on #FMF2016 in Grahamstown, South Africa
Tellus: (tel’us), n. 1. [Latin] earth, soil, and the land; a country; the world. 2. a collection of Willamette University student’s insights, stories, photos and thoughts from their experiences studying abroad.
By spaul on Mar 29, 2017 in South Africa | Comments Off on #FMF2016 in Grahamstown, South Africa
By pbaker on Jul 31, 2016 in South Africa | Comments Off on Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa
I took this photo at the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. Table Mountain is famous for its views over Cape Town and Robin Island (where Nelson Mandela was held as a political prisoner during Apartheid) at sunrise and sunset. The group I was with had planned on taking a gondola to […]
By msteedel on Dec 6, 2013 in South Africa | Comments Off on Backpacking to Lubanzi, South Africa
One of my most memorable experiences abroad in South Africa was our hike to a village called Lubanzi from Coffee Bay. We packed our backpacks with a week full of gear, loaded the rental car and started the eight hour drive to Coffee Bay. We did not have any concrete plans as to where we […]
By ibrody on Feb 23, 2011 in South Africa | Comments Off on Table Mountain in Cape Town
This is a photograph of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. I took this picture during the tail end of a weeklong adventure to Cape Town with several close friends, one month before I would hop on a plane and spend 44 grueling hours traveling home. It was an exceptionally cold and windy day […]
By rmkrowbo on Feb 16, 2011 in South Africa | Comments Off on Desensitization and discomfort
http://rmkrowboniske.blogspot.com/2010/08/desensitization-and-discomfort.html This blog entry captures some of the feelings that seemed to be recurring throughout my stay in South Africa. Struggling with my need to push myself to actively engage outside of the Rhodes University “bubble” and my common feelings of discomfort shaped my experience abroad and helped transform the way I think and engage […]