Do you get Déjà Vu?

As I travel along the streets of the Seapoint suburb of Cape Town, I’m overcome with a sense of déjà vu. No, I have never been here before, but something

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capetown.eats: the stories we taste

Why was one of our first collective decisions in Cape Town have seemingly nothing to do with public health or filmmaking, but instead was to create an Instagram account called

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“Integrate, not Assimilate”

What does it mean to assimilate? The first time I heard the word “assimilate” was when I was twelve, during a cultural orientation class. The instructor, who was white, defined

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Comparison is the Thief of Understanding.

In my life thus far, I have only stepped off American soil three times. The first time was at 14 years old, when I went to Nigeria for 2 months,

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Growing Comfortable With the Uncomfortable

I’m surprised by how accustomed I’m becoming to the chaos of the filmmaking process and the uncertainty that comes with it. I used to see that uncertainty as proof that

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Routes

I wasn’t expecting to learn much during the Uber ride back from Pipe Track. Like most rides, it started with casual conversation. Our driver began telling us about the transportation

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Language is a Mirror

Although studying abroad in Cape Town this summer was my top choice, one of my regrets was that I would miss out on learning a foreign language while abroad. (While

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Ignorance is bliss: “I can’t have a kid feeling??!”

Ignorance: the lack of knowledge, education, or awareness. Is: to be. Bliss: a state of complete, supreme happiness, joy, or contentment. A feeling of perfect peace and harmony, entirely free

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Noticing the New

I hope to experience South Africa as a traveler, not a tourist — someone who finds amusement in the not-so-picturesque scenes, the ones that hold real stories of South African

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