South Africa: For Whose Enjoyment?

“Why?”… “You should have chosen London”…” Why would you choose South Africa?” Rather than being faced with congratulations and excitement about our acceptance into this program, this is the response

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the things we take for granted

When I first landed in South Africa, I was overwhelmed by the privilege I have to be able to travel across the world and experience this new land, cultures, and

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South Africa vs. the Rest of Continental Africa

When I told my Nigerian parents that this summer I wanted to go to South Africa, I did not receive an elated response. Instead, I was met with a confused

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Is This Enough?

Thandeka Chauke orates the words of a stateless person“I have observed being dead while alive” Immediately I jolt in my seat by my easy acceptanceOf this phrase that carries unfathomable inequalities The

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Is Ignorance Really Bliss?

(9 times out of 10, I’m always listening to introspective instrumentals when alone with my thoughts. I really love to write journal entries while listening to this kind of music.

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What I Was Told to Fear

I have never felt unsafe in Cape Town.  Before coming here, every time I had mentioned that I would be spending six weeks in Cape Town, I was met with

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