I traveled almost two days, through multiple time zones, to get from South Africa to the USA. I am still battling jet lag… More
Angela Williams
University of Western Cape, South Africa
Angela Williams
University of Western Cape, South Africa
I traveled almost two days, through multiple time zones, to get from South Africa to the USA. I am still battling jet lag. However, the worst days are over, given that I have been home for six days. Deciding to come home to Oak Park for the summer, instead… More
I told myself that I was not going to leave South Africa without seeing "The Big 5." This term refers to the African lion, the African elephant, the Cape buffalo, the African leopard and the White or Black rhinoceros. After I finished final exams at the… More
I am from Detroit, Michigan and I currently reside in Oak Park, a small suburb less than a mile away. I grew up in a concrete jungle, where the highest things around were the skyscrapers Downtown or the concrete overpasses for the highway, all of this… More
A quick introduction: I am an African American woman, who entered into young adulthood during The Natural Hair Movement. This is a social movement that started in the 2000s, which encouraged American women of African descent in the United States to rock… More
Turning the BIG 2-1 in Cape Town, one of the world’s top travel destinations, sounds amazing, doesn’t it? A part of me thought, this is lit, but the anticipation of spending my birthday in another country brought waves of homesickness. As the days approached… More