

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...


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....


An Afternoon at the Museums
(South African National Gallery, Devils Peak) A productive morning of making epidemiological maps for my internship earned me an...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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,...