This week was particularly full of fun and engaging activities. After staying a week at the wonderful Stillpoint Country Manor in Johannesburg, South Africa, we are excited to be in Mbabane, Swaziland. The first week of classes went well, with...
This is a post I wrote while we were in South Africa, but given the limitations on our access to internet (we were all forced off-line for a few days) I’m posting it now, after being in Ezulwini for...
One of the things I love most about this class is the random opportunities that present themselves at the most unexpected moments. Yesterday, while visiting the shopping center down the street from the hotel, two of our classmates discovered...
Today was our first day in Swaziland, and while it started slowly it soon became an exciting day with puzzling and great encounters. I awoke to the beautiful sunrise over the mountains, explored the hotel grounds, and found a...
Today, we said goodbye to the wonderful staff of the Stillpoint Country Manor as we began our journey into Swaziland. We didn’t leave for Swaziland until around 11:30, which means that we had the morning to ourselves for packing and...
We started the day at the Constitutional Court of South Africa. We were fortunate enough to watch a short proceeding take place and then were given a tour by Nate Freeman, a clerk for Justice Edwin Cameron and a...
Today was a big day. In usual jetlag fashion, I woke up a good hour before everyone else (only! This is an improvement!) and was the first person at breakfast. At 8.15am, we left (a little tardily) for the...