As my exchange reaches the ¾ mark, I have realized how much South Africa has to offer the world. I hope that during the World Cup people notice how beautiful it is. Last weekend I hiked up the tallest mountains in South Africa, the Drakensberg. As I took a break at the peak [...]
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As of the 13th of February, I will have been here for a full month, and what great month it’s been! I visited a slum of downtown Johannesburg as well as talked with inmates from Leuwkop prison. Both these experiences were very eye-opening. At the prison, we socialized not with villains, but [...] I’ve now been in South Africa for two weeks and the country has really impressed me. In general, South Africa’s tough history has left many people thinking that it’s an impoverished and disease- struck place. Therefore, when I first arrived I had prepared myself for the worst. Although the signs of Apartheid and [...] Le jeudi 14 janvier, les élèves de 9e année, français, programme accéléré, ont été voir une pièce de Carlo Gozzi adaptée de l’opéra de Giacomo Puccini; La Princesse Turandot., au théâtre Denise Pelletier. Ce conte burlesque nous a fait découvrir un pandémonium de la célèbre Commedia dell’arte et de la Chine, une rencontre entre l’Orient [...] LCC grade 9 student Julien Miller set out on January 13th on a two month student exchange with Saint Stithians Boys’ College in South Africa. Here are his first impressions of his student exchange experience: Going on this exchange is possibly the best decision I’ve ever made. I’m simply loving it here. I could [...] |
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