During our trip to South Africa a few months ago, our safari was hands down the best part of the trip! We spent two nights at Black Rhino Game Lodge in Pilanesberg National Park. When booking the trip, I had thought 4 game drives – one the afternoon we arrived, two during our full day…
Tag: Africa
Why the District Six Museum should be on your Cape Town Itinerary
I’ll admit it, before I started research for our week in Cape Town, I didn’t know very much about the history of apartheid in South Africa. I knew we had to visit Robben Island where political prisoners, including Nelson Mandela, were held before apartheid was brought to an end. But I didn’t know about District…
7 Reasons to Visit Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden in Cape Town, South Africa
If you’re planning a trip to Cape Town, Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden should definitely be on your itinerary! We spent a few hours exploring these beautiful gardens, but had we known how much there was to see, we would have brought a picnic and filled an entire afternoon. Here are 7 reasons to visit Kirstenbosch… 1….
Cape Peninsula Road Trip: A Day Trip from Cape Town, South Africa
During our week in Cape Town, my friends and I spent one day exploring the beautiful Cape Peninsula. We rented a car and drove down the coast, here are all the places we stopped at on our way and some tips for planning your own Cape Peninsula day trip… Muizenberg Beach – 30 km from…
Vacationing in Liberia: Libassa Ecolodge and Wildlife Sanctuary
While we were in Liberia for almost two weeks we were busy almost every day, from doing engineering activities with Kim’s students to shopping in the enormous Waterside Market in Monrovia. For our last full day in Liberia we decided to relax by visiting the Libassa Ecolodge, about an hour away from Monrovia and not…
Visiting Kim’s Classroom: Marshmallow Structures
For our second day helping Kim teach at her school, our lesson was all about structures. For anyone who missed the estimation activity last class, Mom and I reintroduced our selves. We explained how we are both engineers and a little bit about all the different types of engineering. Since we are engineers, we wanted…
Life in Liberia: Market Day!
Here in Liberia, grocery shopping is not as easy as jumping in the car and heading to the Kroger around the corner! Unless you’re in a big city with a supermarket, buying food and other things takes a little more work! I’m fortunate to live in a big enough community that I am able to…
First Day in Liberia: Walk About Kim’s Community
After 27 hours of traveling we finally made it to Liberia! After finding Kim at the airport (!) we spent our first night at the luxurious Farmington Hotel right across the street. After a much needed night’s sleep, we met a taxi driver in the morning to take us on the bumpy hour long ride…
The Season for Plums… and Workshops!
In the last couple of months, in between teaching, celebrating my birthday and enjoying plum (mango) season, I’ve also had the chance to attend a few different trainings that I wanted to share! Workshop #1: Literacy and Phonics Training At the end of March, I had the chance to attend a workshop put on by…
Teaching in Liberia
As an education volunteer, my main assignment in the Peace Corps is teaching at the local high school. I’m teaching math to the 10th and 11th graders. It’s hard to believe but I’m already more than 2 months into the school year! It’s my first year teaching and my first observation: teaching is hard work!…
It's a Schmahl World 