Alright so this entry was actually typed up on Friday, but I haven't been able to post it until now because of further Internet issues. Some of the info is a little old, but I don't really feel like rewriting the entire thing. Instead I will do another post Friday or Saturday. :) Hello everyone! Wow. It has already been another week! Two weeks I've been here now and I am afraid to blink for fear that I'll miss something as this amazing experience flies past ...

Alright I have wrapped up my first week of work. Sorry it's taken me so long to give an update...we've been dealing with internet problems and such. On Monday I met with my supervisor, Arnelle, for the first time and I started work full-time on Tuesday. Needless to say, I am stoked. Here are the specifics of what I'll be working on for the next 11 weeks: 1. Racism and Xenophobia Project: They have a dialogue (a town hall meeting of sorts) coming up on the ...

Hello All! Well I have made it to Cape Town alive and (mostly) well. After some 30 hours of travelling, I am exhausted, but still excited. Some highlights and lowlights of my trip: My flight from PDX to JFK was pretty good. I wish I could have slept more, but all went well. JFK was definitely interesting. I'm glad that I had a four and a half hour layover because it took me over an hour to figure out how to get to the terminal I would be departing from and an...