The incredible summer that ended all too soon could not have been possible without the hard work of some truly amazing people, so again, I want to say thank you on behalf of the SAWIP class of 2009. SAWIP would not be the organization and indeed the family that it is today without the hard [...]

“Start spreading the news, I’m leaving today… I wanna wake up in a city, that doesnt sleep And find I’m king of the hill - top of the heap” -Frank Sinatra’s ‘New York, New York’
The energy that was in the air on the morning of Thursday, the 9th of July was nothing short of electric. [...]

So another week went flying by and more goosebump moments were felt…
The WIP and SAWIP teams had the honour of hosting 3 very well known and widely respected members of the American (and international) media fraternity at the offices of Hogan and Hartson in central Washington, DC. Mr. Craig Gordon, Ms. Nell Henderson and Mr. [...]

So yet another exhilirating week in the world’s political capital has flown by. This past week has brought nothing but excitement, events and exhausation.
Last Tuesday evening (June 25th), we were invited to watch a debate between our Irish brothers and sisters and their opponents from the Georgetown debate. The event was a lively and informative [...]

Leaving Cape Town with trepidation, anxiousness and excitement, I couldn’t help but wonder if America was the land I had always seen on TV. Flying over what I assumed was Virginia, my question was answered: the very first building I laid eyes on was a massive Costco store! At that point, I became very excited [...]

Its been a while since my last blog on community service, and what an incredible ride I have been on since then. I have waded the intimidating jungle that is the visa application process, I have spent days packing and preparing for this journey, I flew for more hours than I care to count but [...]

I spent one of the last days of the South African summer with a really diverse and awesome group of people building a house in Mfuleni township. Mfuleni is about 25 minutes outside of Stellenbosch and every year, the fantastic people at Habitat for Humanity send volunteers to build homes for families in need. The [...]