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Last Day of the Most Amazing Trip
On our last day in South Africa, we had a very early wake up call. At 7:30am we were on our way into the wild aka Aquila Private Game Reserve. During the game drive the afternoon before, we saw hippos, rhinos, elephants, lions, and more. This drive, I had one animal I wanted to see,…
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 Goodbye South Africa
Today was bittersweet. We started the day early with a safari tour and we got to see giraffes, hippos, and elephants! I enjoyed seeing the animals, however, it was very cold and I wished I layered up to keep warm. After the safari tour the group went straight to the breakfast buffet, where I enjoyed…
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Aquila Game Reserve with Animals!
Hello everyone! This is Judy again, and I cannot believe we have eventually been to the Safari today! It would be our last night’s stay together in South Africa 🇿🇦! We packed early today morning and brought our cute venter trailer with us on the journey to our Aquila Game Reserve. It was a three-hour…
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Safari Day!
Today we arrived at Aquila Game Resort for what I would consider the most exciting part of the program. Once we arrived we were met with complimentary welcome drinks. Although there was only a small assortment of options, it was a great treat after a long drive. The drive may have been long, but I…
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Last Day in Cape Town!
Yesterday was our last day in Cape Town! It was filled with learning and celebrating. We met on the bus at 9:20 and embarked on the journey to Africa House to meet Free to Fly, an anti-human trafficking organization. A member of Free to Fly introduced the organization, and for a warm up we sang…
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Last day in Cape Town :(
Starting off our last full day in Cape Town, we met at 9:20 to drive to the Africa house to talk with the nonprofit organization, Free To Fly. They provided us with plenty of muffins and coffee. After a quick run through of us singing In The Jungle, they began the orientation. They explained their…
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Exploring Robben Island
The day started at 9:00am getting breakfast at Clark’s near the hotel. We then all met in the lobby dressed very warm and ready for Robben Island. After a quick stand in the line and a scan of the tickets, the boat was off at 11:00am. 30 minutes later and a nap from Roberto and…
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July 15th Blog
Today we started off at the District Six museum that took place in an old Methodist church that was one of the surviving buildings from that time of destruction. Our tour guide, Susan, guided us through the exhibit, telling us of the history of District Six, as well as her own experience of living in…
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Vineyard Visits (7-15)
Hey everyone! Saturday was a great day being able to experience a mix of history and leisure time. After many long days in a row, having some social time as a class was much needed. We started the day off by going to a district six museum and learning about the personal experiences of someone…
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A day of first and last :)
Today (07/14/2023) was honestly amazing! My classmates and I started our day by helping the anti-human trafficking nonprofit organization S-Cape with organizing their clothing donations! We’ve spent this past week getting to know all about their organization’s mission, meeting their volunteers (Bianca and Maddison), and getting to see the behind the scenes of how their…