Category: South Africa
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A Reflection of the Week
This post was originally from February 27, 2020 The last few days we’ve been able to settle in a bit at Missionvale and come to understand how things work … or not work. It’s like organized disorganization. Unless we assert ourselves with the staff regarding how we could help, we could easily spend the day…
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Day 1 at Volunteering in a Township – Bring it on
This post was originally from February 25, 2020 Today was our first full day working at Missionvale Care Centre. Yesterday we went there just for the morning so that we could get a tour of the place. It is quite an amazing facility. It was started by a nun named Sister Ethel who saw the…
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The Long Journey to South Africa
Originally written on February 24, 2020 Hi there everyone! It was a long-assed journey but we have arrived in one piece to Port Elizabeth, South Africa. There was a point during our travels where we questioned whether or not we’d make it in one piece, but thankfully here we are. Our questionable flight was from…
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Dumb & Dumber Do Africa
This post was originally from February 20, 2020 Hi there Everyone, It is the final countdown!! In less than 24 hours I will be off in an airplane flying to the other side of the world. I couldn’t be more excited because this time I am heading back to South Africa and then Mozambique and…
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Am I too old for this? Nahhhhh
Meeting up at the joining tour group hotel was a tad interesting. I had one of those ‘oh shit I’m too old for this’ moments. The taxi drops me off and music is pumping from the hotel…kids are walking around bare foot and carrying skateboards. I get to the counter and there’s ear plugs in…
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Cape Town Continues to Impress
Day 3 in Cape Town and this place does not get old. It blows my mind actually, because this city is the exact opposite of any image you have in your mind when you think of Africa. It’s roads and infrastructure are like any first world western city. (Maybe even a bit better) I am…
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The First Glimpse of Cape Town
Hey Everyone! I’m here! At the bottom of the earth! After a grueling 27 hours of travel, I made it into Cape Town on Saturday night. The beauty of arriving at night is that it is a big surprise when you wake up the next day and head outside. You just never know what is around the…
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And the One-man show has left the building
Some of you are new to my adventure escapades, while others have been around the block (or world) with me a few times and have shared in my travel blunders and highlights through my personal emails. Whether you are new or old, I hope that I can share a piece of the world with you…
The Urban Wanderer 