My Speech for the Congressional Forum:
Goeienaand Dames en Here.
 
According to my passport I am Mattheus Hendrikus Wessels, born on November 18th 1987. A white male and a South African citizen. More than 300 years ago Johannes Wessels set sail from the Netherlands to Cape Town, South Africa. He may have been Dutch, but I am [...]

On Tuesday July 13 the World Affairs Council - DC hosted an event where the Hon. Joseph Duffey, Vice-President of the Laureate International Universities Network, talked to 4 groups of interns, from the USA and abroad; The Washington Ireland Program (WIP), South Africa Washington Internship Program (SAWIP), New Story Leadership Program for Palestine and Israel [...]

The Lonely Planet Guide to DC refers to the city as “Camp Intern” during the months of July and August. Although I never went on Summer Camp, I presume that this is somewhat like that. A terrain filled with youngsters eager to learn. Just like kids they flock to the parks for lunch; with the [...]

We are living in a time where we sit on the couch that democracy has given us. We pick up the remote control and we flip things around as we like. It is the time of Freedom; and here in the USA, the pioneer of Freedom, you can see how Freedom is not always free; [...]