Wow. Where to begin. We landed at noon yesterday and it's 9pm and it's the first down time we've had. I don't think I can update you on everything we've done because I'd run out of room and I'll probably forget something. ... Continue Reading 1.5 days and 31,000 steps…
Where there are good people there are good places. By: Brenda Nieves
Good people and good places is exactly what we encountered on our first day here in South Africa. From walking around in the water front and meeting people from Canada who were nice enough to help us take a group picture; to having Linda (our tour ... Continue Reading Where there are good people…
Sunflowers and Mountains By Allison Schwind
Five years ago, if you told me that I would have spent my 21 birthday on a plane going to South Africa I would have told you you were crazy. When I thought of my 21st, I though that I would be getting drunky pants with my friends and doing the basic ... Continue Reading Sunflowers and Mountains By Allison…
Wroclaw, Poland The First Two Days
On Saturday, March 11, we arrived in Wroclaw, Poland for the first of three city visits. Our first dinner was at CK restaurant on Market Square with Professor Gosia and her daughter Agnes who both work at the University of Lower Silesia. We had a ... Continue Reading Wroclaw, Poland The First Two…
26 Hours, 3 Continents By Morgan Payne
It is insane to think how we went from waking up in Winchester, Virginia to going to bed (not counting the short naps in between) in Cape Town, South Africa. While the travel was long and extensive, it was well worth the wait even though it is only ... Continue Reading 26 Hours, 3 Continents By…
Pre-Trip Poland Dinner by Dr. Diane Painter
The GCP-Poland participants are excited to be going to Wroclaw, Krakow and Warsaw, Poland for our spring 2017 trip. We gathered together for a pre-trip dinner to learn about some Polish dishes we may encounter such as perogies (dough dumplings) and ... Continue Reading Pre-Trip Poland Dinner by Dr.…
Two Countries Botswana is full of dichotomies.
Here we are on our next-to-last night in this amazing place. We have heard about national branding and the promotion of tourism from the Botswana Investment and Trade Center, and we have heard from the US Embassy Economics Officer about the ... Continue Reading Two Countries Botswana is full…
Two steps forward, and one drive backwards Dominican life in reverse.
The past two days have been extremely busy ones, so it's time for a recap! Monday we started the day by going to visit a small children's school and a water filtering place. We learned how they were able to filter water and provide it to the ... Continue Reading Two steps forward, and one…
Hope and Peace Two words that describe our day: hope and peace.
Here is another: lekgoa--a complicated word in Satswana, the language spoken in Botswana. Uttered by a child when seeing a white adult make for example, it may seem innocent enough. "Lekgoa!" or "White man!" (I remember similar comments from smiling, ... Continue Reading Hope and Peace Two words…
Kaadinchey! Kaadinchhey! Which means thank you, but is currently the only word we know, so it's being used for cheers!
One thing to know about a country with a lot of stray dogs: bring earplugs because there will be a lot of barking and you will without a doubt be woken up before you want to be. We started our second day with a talk by Dr. Saamdu, a Lama who gave us ... Continue Reading Kaadinchey! Kaadinchhey! Which means thank…
