The University of Connecticut’s Study Abroad in Cape Town is designed to facilitate greater understanding of South Africa’s troubled past while providing opportunities to witness its vibrant hope for the future. While living, learning, and working in one of most beautiful settings in the world, students participate in three-day a week internships, take courses to help contextualize their experiences, expand their horizons and develop a deeper appreciation of what it means to be a global citizen.
Group on Signal Hill

Back row: Avery, Kelsey, Ainsley, Patrick, Wylie, Erin, Ethan, Janiel, Larissa: Third Row: Tekowa, Anna, Audrey, Jerard, Andrew, Carl, Allie; Second Row: Elise, Aimee, Vara, Carolyn, Melissa, Morgan, Liz, Erica, JR; Front Row: Savitri, Brianna, Sharon, Lindsay, Andrea
Welcome to Our Blog
WELCOME TO OUR BLOG
As anyone who has participated in this program will attest, there are no words or pictures that can begin to adequately capture the beauty of the scenery or hospitality of the people in Cape Town. Therefore, this blog is merely intended to provide an overview of the program and a glimpse at some amazing adventures and life-changing experiences had by the students and staff of this program who have traveled together as co-educators and companions on the journey. As Resident Director and Faculty Advisor since 2008 it has been a privilege and honor to accompany an incredible variety of wonderful UConn students to a place we have all come to know and love.
In peace, with hope, Marita McComiskey, PhD
29 March 2013
Erica, Melissa, Morgan & Wylie: "It gets better South Africa"
"It Gets Better South Africa" is a collection of videos, which discourage homophobic bullying. It promotes the Triangle Project Helpline (021 712 6699), a service for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth. It features a diverse group of high profile individuals and students from the University of Cape Town and Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria.
It Gets Better South Africa is available for free viewing at the Cape Town Holocaust Centre (www.holocaust.org.za) and online (www.youtube.com/itgetsbettersa).
It Gets Better South Africa is a local contribution to the It Gets Better Project (www.itgetsbetter.org), a non-profit organization in the US with more than ten international affiliates, each working to share messages of hope with LGBT learners around the world and supporting efforts to improve their lives.
For more information about It Gets Better South Africa, please email itgetsbettersa@gmail.com
Their message can be seen at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=vRs6BTGCGC8
They want youth in Cape Town to know if you're bullied on the basis of sexual orientation, call the Triangle Project Helpline 021 712 6699. It's a free and confidential service for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth in South Africa.
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