Category Archives: Aliyah

As we enter our final week in Cape Town, I want to to look back on my time here in South Africa, in addition to contemplating my experiences from the past week. So rewind back to seven weeks ago. My trip had a … Continue reading →

I’m going to start this post by dropping a few questions here at the beginning. I don’t know the answer to any of them, so if we can all just reflect on them for now that would be great. In … Continue reading →

I’ve put off writing a blog post this week because I couldn’t think of a central idea that tied the experiences of my week together, which is the way I usually brainstorm my blog posts.  I don’t have a central take-home … Continue reading →

The news about Brexit brought to light a challenging issue that I’ve occasionally thought about, but never really given the time or energy to actually reflect on. This issue isn’t directly related to any of the typical Brexit talking points like economics … Continue reading →

This week we attended an event in District 6, a once multiracial, multiethnic, multireligious area from which all nonwhite people (over 60,000 residents) were forcibly removed in the 1970s.  I had visited the District 6 museum within a few days … Continue reading →

I’ve now been in Cape Town for a week and every day I’m still blown away by how beautiful the natural landscape is here. From the dramatic views of the mountains that we see on our morning and evening commutes, … Continue reading →