Michael Peterson, a junior at Florida Community College at Jacksonville, is our next blogger from Cape Town Direct. We always encourage our students to challenge themselves and step out of their comfort zones, and Michael did just that and found the results to be incredibly rewarding! When I first thought about writing my blog for … Continue Reading »
Go Global encourages students to commit to connect, dive in and leave with no regrets. Read about how Kate Cunningham, a junior at the University of Mississippi, is taking our approach to heart! During our first big group meeting in Cape Town, our community leaders spoke to us about “leaving it all on the bridge”: … Continue Reading »
Table Mountain: CONQUERED! Read about how Sam Reilly, a junior at the University of Michigan, made it to the top! 1. Wow this mountain is massive. How long is it going to take to get to the top? 2. Oh, this isn’t too bad! I’ll be able to keep up and we’ll get there in … Continue Reading »
Caroline Penland, a junior at the University of Georgia, shares her thirst for adventure in her blog below. I remember seeing sandboarding pictures from the LEAD Cape Town trip last year and thinking to myself, “I HAVE to try this someday.” If you do not know what sandboarding is, it is basically like snowboarding, but … Continue Reading »
You might find yourself in some similar situations as our next blogger, Dacey Cockrill, a senior at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. When preparing for travel, I think Dacey would agree that you can always expect some bumps (and laughs) along the way! Although I have repeatedly made the Dean’s list and proudly display my … Continue Reading »
We’ve hit the ground running in Cape Town, South Africa! Our very first student blog of the summer comes from Dina Ghioto, a rising senior at the University of Georgia. Read about her first impressions below! Well, I was lucky enough to be chosen to contribute to the Go Global blog verrrry early into our … Continue Reading »