June 16: Youth Day in South Africa

June 16: Youth Day in South Africa

THIS is YOUTH DAY in South Africa The first time I visited the Hector Pieterson Museum was June 16, 2013. It was Youth Day.  I didn’t know that when I walked in. There were groups of school children, all in uniforms of various colors, crowding the museum. I was...
I believe in Cultural Immersion

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?

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...
To South Africa we go!

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...
Dr. Nina Smart

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...
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