South Africa 2023

By: Caitlin Nelson       My time in South Africa was filled with moments that I will remember for the rest of mylife. This trip taught me how to be flexible and as open minded as possible. From the beginning we were informed of the taxi strike and we were not able to volunteer … Read more about this article

Well, we’ve been back in the states for quite some time, although we all left our hearts and minds with the boys at Calling Academy. We were fortunate enough to still experience school and classroom culture, just not with the age groups or activities that were originally detailed to us. The middle school age group … Read more about this article

When we’re not laughing together at night, we’re eating snacks and playing all kinds of card games. We each brought snacks and protein bars from home but we’re noticing so many similar and different snacks in the markets! Even the flavors of Lays potato chips are very different, and then we found Simba chips!! There’s … Read more about this article

Hello, home!! We only have been quiet on the blog. Our days are full of exploring and taking photos and our nights are full of laughs and card games. We are a tired and hopeful bunch but we are doing so much! Tuesday we explored a Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. There were a lot of green … Read more about this article

Hello from the other side…… don’t worry about whatever else Adele said; we’re here, we’re so happy and we finally slept! Flight lengths got the best of us but we beat the jet lag! Yesterday was a long day but packed with adventure! We made it to some markets and explored different snacks than what … Read more about this article

We’re here, we’re ready, we’re excited and we’ll see ya from across the pond!

Today, the group traveling abroad to South Africa met for the first time in person! We exchanged donations, shared traditional meals, anxieties, courage and laughs! In less than two months, we will be on our way to Cape Town to teach and learn. We are all ready, eager and excited.