So tonight is my second to last night in South Africa. Like Sara mentioned, we’ll both still be blogging here over the summer, along with some new kids (if you want to post something from where you … more →
Off Broadwaylydiadepillis wrote 2 months ago: So tonight is my second to last night in South Africa. Like Sara mentioned, we’ll both still be bl … more →
lydiadepillis wrote 3 months ago: Yes, that sticker says “Chief Invigilator.” Possibly the best thing about academics at … more →
lydiadepillis wrote 3 months ago: Just last night, I was saying to my housemate that it’s strange I haven’t been mugged ye … more →
lydiadepillis wrote 3 months ago: Several days ago, I briefly made note of the xenophobic violence that has swept the country in the l … more →
lydiadepillis wrote 3 months ago: For a long time in Cape Town, I thought I’d be able to get by without a bike. Cars are crazi … more →
lydiadepillis wrote 3 months ago: A few of you have e-mailed asking about my safety after the wildfire of xenophobic violence hopped t … more →
lydiadepillis wrote 3 months ago: Food prices have been in the news for weeks now–in fact, the world seems to have already moved … more →
lydiadepillis wrote 3 months ago: For SHAWCO last Monday, my coordinator asked me to design and deliver a lesson on wetlands. Fine, I … more →
lydiadepillis wrote 4 months ago: Part 2: By the ocean To my absolute delight, in the Drakensberg I ran into a girl I knew from class … more →
lydiadepillis wrote 4 months ago: I’m back, after a rough overnight bus ride from Port Elizabeth squashed between the window and … more →
lydiadepillis wrote 4 months ago: The experience of studying in South Africa is strangely interwoven with Robben Island, the former le … more →
lydiadepillis wrote 4 months ago: Thursday was the last day of voting in student council elections back at home (congratulations, Geor … more →