Five weeks later and I must say I started missing home like never before. Then Friday came along and I realized what a blessing it was to be in that position. Being with all the WIPers and a few of the NSLers I took a moment to acknowledge and appreciate the people I met on [...]

On Friday we had our fundraiser and one of the SAWIP class members, Tara Dales, was having her leadership moment. She spoke about music’s role in South Africa. In her speech, Tara mentioned how music is a form of communication and I started thinking about how people come together through music and how South African [...]

This past weekend was dedicated to spending time with our host families so for the whole week my host mother, Nancy Bearg, and I spoke about the endless options of events we can attend. Eventually we decide that we would start the weekend off with a show at the Wolf Trap theatre. Friday, after work, [...]

Yesterday the SAWIP group met with Simon Barber and I must say I was not aware of all the efforts that go into branding South Africa as a country. The more we got engaged in conversation the more I realized that we play a major role in showing DC who we are as citizens of [...]