Eating traditional food during homestay. OTS South Africa Summer Program.
Children from my homestay village getting excited to have their picture taken. OTS South Africa Summer Program.
Learning how to make pap, a traditional porridge, during homestay on the OTS South Africa Summer Study Abroad program.
Pictured: OTS South Africa Summer Study Abroad participants, translator and homestay host mom.
Duke Students on OTS South Africa Summer Study Abroad trip.
Group photo at Tshulu Camp, HaMakuya, South Africa
Dear Global Education Office:
I had a fantastic opportunity when I traveled to South Africa to study global health. Prior to this trip, I had absolutely no idea what I was going to do after graduating from Duke. Visiting hospitals and seeing health clinics in rural areas had a huge impact…
Dear Global Education Office:
This is me climbing the largest dune within the Namib Desert--The Big Daddy. I visited Namibia during my spring break while studying at University of Cape Town. On this morning, my friends and I woke up before sunrise, drove several miles on gravel roads, and then climbed…
Dear Office of Study Abroad:
This was my second time with the Duke paleoanthropology field school in South Africa, however this time I tagged along as a TA for the program. I was as blown away this year as I was last year. This year's group had the opportunity to go…
Dear Office of Study Abroad:
This was an amazing experience in which I was able to live each day as a safari experience in the wild. Through my experience, I have come to increase my appreciation for nature and paleoanthropology. It felt like I was on the set of National Geographic!…
Dear Office of Study Abroad:
The most influential experience in my life was my participation in the CFHI program in Durban. The program recruited premedical, medical, and PA students from the US, and sent us to serve in various orphanages, hospice centers, urban and rural hospitals, HIV clinics, and family practices.…
Dear Global Education Office:
Studying in Cape Town, South Africa has proved to be the most rewarding travel experience thus far in my life. This is the farthest I have ever been away from home and I knew very little about South Africa before coming here. It has turned out to…