michelleandersen7Oct 5, 20173 min readA dark history amidst beautyLüderitz is arguably the prettiest town I have ever been to. After a 10 hour bus ride to get there from Windhoek, it was worth the wait....
michelleandersen7Sep 18, 20172 min readN/a’an ku sê Wildlife SanctuaryFor my Environmental Connections class, we went to a wildlife sanctuary called N/a’an ku sê*. They have baboons, cheetahs, lions, African...
michelleandersen7Sep 11, 20173 min readUrban HomestayFrom September 11th-17th, I had my second homestay. This one was a week long with a local family in Windhoek. Since we were near our...
michelleandersen7Sep 5, 20171 min readMoving to NamibiaOn August 31st 2017, we had our flight to Namibia. We had finally arrived in the country where we would be spending 3 months learning and...
michelleandersen7Aug 29, 20172 min readForced RemovalAs a part of Apartheid, people were forcibly removed from their homes. Since the government was claiming that different races should not...
michelleandersen7Aug 27, 20172 min readThis is our lives right now"Another day, another adventure" Life can be pretty incredible. I hiked Table Mountain, one of the 7 new Natural Wonders of the World....
michelleandersen7Aug 26, 20171 min readPenguin IslandA lighter adventure from our free day, Penguin Island. Some of us took the train out to Boulder Beach, where the penguins live. The train...
michelleandersen7Aug 17, 20171 min readFreedom ParkFreedom Park is a haunting, yet beautiful monument. It is a memorial to the people who have died in South Africa from wars, political...
michelleandersen7Aug 16, 20172 min readDisparitiesOne of the stereotypes about Africa I heard before I came, was how the people had nothing. People asked about indoor plumbing, where I...
michelleandersen7Aug 15, 20173 min readMuseums and the people who made the history"Along this trip, I have met many local people who took a stand and made history when they were half my age." Our study abroad trip...