Group on Signal Hill

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


23 April 2013

Carl's ongoing adventures


The time between last January and now has probably been the best three three and a half months that I have ever had. That does not mean that I will never have a better three and a half months. You can’t live life believing that the best time you have ever had and will ever have was in high school or college, that is a very pessimistic and depressing way to live. From this point things can only get better.

Leaving South Africa does not end my adventures for this year. After I leave here I will be spending two weeks traveling around Europe with Patrick, Allie and Anna. Then, after they depart for home I will be going up to scotland to WWOOF (World Wide Organization of Organic Farmers) for a month. While there I get to live on the farm for free, I get fed, and in exchange I help them out on the farm with what ever work they need done. 

From Scotland I will then be heading to the Czech Republic for a month to orienteer and participate in the Junior World Orienteering Championships. Then I will be going to one more orienteering event in Slovakia. Then  after being away form home for six and a half months I will be returning to the USA.

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