London and Cape-town, South Africa June 2nd 2009 Hello everyone!! I hope this blog finds you all well.
I have now been in Cape-town South Africa for 4 days and I LOVE it 😊 My trip to get here was also probably one of the easiest I have ever experienced. I left Boston at 930 at night on Thursday and arrived in London at 8 in the morning on Friday. I had a twelve hour layover there so I had contacted another girl who was also going to be v ... read more
Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more
My name is Katie and I am 19 years old. I am currently a student at Northern Arizona University. I am majoring in Sociology with a minor in Social Work. I hope to some day with with children in third world countries or else work with adoptions wherever I am needed :)
I love to travel and I believe I will be doing it for the rest of my life. Last summer I spent 3 weeks in Brazil volunteering with Cross Cultural Solutions. This past fall I spent 2 months in Thailand also volunteering with CCS and this summer I will be spending a month in Cape-town South Africa volunteering again.
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