A quick hello, I'm about to leave for a two week trip, but wanted to check in on here first. For those that may email me or try to contact me, I'll be unavailable for awhile. Two of my housemates and I are taking a roadtrip to Durban and doing some fun stuff along the way. And then I'll come back to Cape Town for a couple of days and then head to Michigan! Wooo, it sounds like a lot going on. I'll be back in the States the first week of July, so I hope to see most of you [View Full Entry]

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Well I'm writing today to say hello and to let everyone know that I'm doing fine. I know there has been a lot of international coverage about the violence occuring in South Africa right now. There have been some violent acts against African immigrants, especially outside of Johannesberg, and has spread to township areas (suburbs) outside of the other metropolitan areas of Durban and Cape Town. But don't be worried since I'm not an African immigrant and I don't stay or work in townships, especially the more dangerous ones. It's really sad to about the violent outbreaks in the country, and [View Full Entry]

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Hi! It's been quite some time since my last post. I've been wanting to add more pictures from Nambiia to the site, but the uploading has failed everytime. So, I can only hope that when I try to add my new pictures from Mozambique, they'll load properly. But now, I'd like to fill you in on what I've been up to. This past week I've been in Mozambique. We had a few days off school for public holidays so a few of my housemates and I decided to skip a couple of days of school and make a holiday of it. [View Full Entry]

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Wow! What a trip. I’ve just got back into Cape Town last night from a nine day trip to Namibia and the west coast of South Africa (Check out the posted map for a visual of where this actually is). I went with three of my housemates and we rented a car and drove all the way up to the Soussevlei dunes and back. It was a lot of driving, but we were able to see so much. It’s amazing how the landscapes change so drastically from city to hilly, to really green vegetation (the west coast is known for its [View Full Entry]

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Hello! It’s been awhile since my last post, sorry that it has taken so long. I’ve been busy with classes, writing papers, and getting my life together a little more. So, what’s been going on with my life in the last couple of weeks? Quite a bit. I’ve had to get used to studying again and still making time for exploring the city and having fun. Well, first of all, I had one heck of a day yesterday. I ended up staying up late for three of my housemates’ birthday party celebration and trekked to school at an early time of [View Full Entry]

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There’s so much to say! I’ve been pretty busy in the last week, to say the least. My classes have begun and I have a finalized schedule to remember (I still don’t have it memorized…) and some serious business to finally figure out. Such as, how to print pages from a computer at school. It’s a big adjustment, not having a printer in every computer lab. And in one area, the print station, we must elect to have the document printed from the computer, THEN wait in line for about 8 minutes to get to a separate station to swipe your [View Full Entry]

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Hello!!! I’m writing from my home in Cape Town today. The internet is up and that makes me really happy : - ) I’ve had a great past few days here in South Africa. We had Saturday through Thursday off of school, so some of my housemates and I took some time off and organized a last minute trip on the Garden Route. It’s a popular trek through beach towns and beautiful wildlife on the southern part of the Western Cape. This area is lush with green vegetation and flowers from the excess rain trapped between a mountain range and the [View Full Entry]

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Hello! So today I'm writing from the internet cafe down the street and trying to put up photos, but it seems that they are too big of files for the bandwith, bummer! I will have to bring my own computer next time...or...a flash drive. I prefer not to do the first, because it may be taken from me on the street (yes, this happens quite frequently to people, but I'll just try to minimize my risk). But anyways, I'm having a great time. I've been hanging out a lot with my roommates. We've had the rest of our orientation week with [View Full Entry]

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So, the plane ride went really well, with no delays. I was worried that the snow we got on the first of February in Detroit was going to push my flight back. I met up with other Michigan students at the metro airport and we took the next three flights together. It was really nice getting to know them a bit better and keeping each other company. :-) We flew from Detroit-> Dulles --> Joberg --> Cape Town. I met some interesting people on the way to CT, including a woman in the parking garage in Detroit. My mom and I [View Full Entry]

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Saying my last good-byes It's been nice taking time this past month to see many important people and having the time to catch up on their lives before leaving. I've been pretty lucky to not have to work for the short time I've had off to be able to do this. Whenever I visit Ann Arbor, I love walking around seeing everything, enjoying just being there, especially without everyday stresses of school work and extracurriculars. I'm able to sit down somewhere, including my favorite place on campus, and read a book. Yes, I like going to Ann Arbor just to [View Full Entry]

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