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     While we visited the “Cape of Good Hope” I began contemplating both the previous and present names for the cape.  It was originally known as the “Cape of Storms” due to the violent storms that would occur at sea.  While on our tour of Robbin…

I had a wonderful and intense discussion with Mr. Jeremy one night, whom I met at a party Ingrid hosted for the entire group at Ivy Dene. His wife had been the Defense minister in Independent South Africa, and I was naturally intrigued by the men…

One of the most poignant and moving experiences of our visit was the visit to District Six Museum. As soon as we reached the museum, I realized that I was suffering from a severe and acute need for coffee instantly, and set off to find the coffee…

     The first few days we were here we had many of the tourist-type of experiences. We took a cable car up to Table Mountain and explored the top for a while. The views were mesmerizing, a camera could not capture the amazingly beautiful landscapes…

One of the highlights of our visit to South Africa, was the meeting with the awesome Bernadette. Her marvelous resume had set anticipation and expectation rolling and we were not to be disappointed. Here was a person at the confluence of the East and…

In case there are others who do not work closely with social change organizations, I wanted to include some brief notes that were taken during the workshop. Building the Team of Community Healers -Building trust -Mastering conflict -Achieving…

     Today we had our first experience with IJR(Institute for Justice and Reconciliation). When we arrived I felt a bit awkward, as I often do when meeting people for the first time. However, after a little time had passed I felt comfortable and…

There are two very important things that Shrita loves about Cape Town: the chocolate and the coffee.

Shrita has been eating and drinking her way through the chocolate and coffee of Cape Town. On this particular day at Kirstenbosch Gardens, she…

During our stay in Cape Town, it became very apparent how the statues and monuments which reside around the city for remembrance instead act as ghosts of colonial past that reinforce the social and political order of their time. I have written a lot…

On one of the first days of class last semester, we watched a clip of a documentary about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa. The commission was created shortly after Nelsen Mandela was elected to presidency at the end of the…