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Working for the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation
(Inside a church at Masiphumelele) The purpose of travelling all the way to Cape Town, South Africa, is to partake in a coveted...
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Surfing at Muizenberg
One of my favorite parts of living in Cape Town is the accessibility of some world-class beaches on the Atlantic and Indian Ocean....
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An Afternoon at the Museums
(South African National Gallery, Devils Peak) A productive morning of making epidemiological maps for my internship earned me an...
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Exploring the City Bowl
I've been so focused on taking advantage of the outdoors as much as possible, I nearly consigned the cityscape into oblivion. Admiring...
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Celebrating Youth Day
Photo courtesy of DTHF June 16, 2016 marked the 40th commemoration of National Youth Day in South Africa. At first, I thought the public...
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Table Mountain: Platteklip Gorge and Kasteelspoort
There are dozens of trails up Table Mountain, and even if I lived in Cape Town long-term, I'd doubt I'd even come close to exploring each...
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Lion's Head Sunset
A few friends from work and I took a leisurely hike up Lion's Head to view the sunset. While I'd hiked the peak before at sunrise, I was...
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Table Mountain: Skeleton Gorge
Arguably one of the most well-known mountains in Africa, Table Mountain provides a magnificent backdrop to cosmopolitan Cape Town and now...
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Simon's Town and Boulders Beach
A bright and sunny Saturday brought some new friends and me to charming harbor of Simon's Town on the shores of False Bay. While home to...
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Sunrise at Lion's Head
One of the several reasons I had the overwhelming desire to travel to Cape Town was the allure of the mountains -- Table Mountain,...