I believe in Cultural Immersion
We got off the plane in Johannesburg, met our guide Pieter, dropped our luggage at Flossie’s B&B, and plunged right into Soweto. Nothing like getting right down to the business of being immersed in South Africa. Earthstompers, our tour company, arranged with...
Home again…or are we?
We're Home! And yet, not quite... "We are not African because we live in Africa. We are African because Africa lives in us." --motto of Afrovibe Adventure Lodge. The 2015 South Central College student trip to South Africa has come to an end. When we returned...
To South Africa we go!
True to form, I turned grades in at midnight last night (yeah, they were due at midnight). I actually hit "post" for the final class about 12 minutes after 12. But I'm done. I got up this morning, and for the first time since January, there wasn't anything I was...
Dr. Nina Smart
The last two evenings, I felt privileged to spend time listening to Dr. Nina Smart at MSU. Nina Smart is not only a beautiful human being; her story and her wisdom is amazing. Tuesday night (above), she...
Spring
The semester is winding down. Five weeks to go. I've had some wonderful classes this past week. In the South Africa class, people opened up and we had the best discussion we've had all semester. It makes me happy, happy, happy about the people who will be traveling...
"Hands"
This story used to be available through a link under "Stories," but I took it down when Mankato Magazine bought it. Here's the link to the story. http://issuu.com/dhabrat/docs/katomag_2_15 Scroll to pages 26-27 after it loads.
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