DECEMBER 3, 2007 - MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - Kelechi Kalu
Have you ever spent three months in paradise, had a seaside apartment overlooking the deep, clear azure waters of the Mediterranean, or scaled the French Alps? I had no clue all the fun I would have studying abroad in...
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AUGUST 15, 2007 - BEIJING, CHINA - Brandon E. Lawrence
As I stepped outside of Beijing Capital International Airport, I felt a charge like no other. I felt a welcoming spirit of excitement and anticipation as Beijing, China eagerly awaits the arrival of the 2008 Olympic Games. While riding down...
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JUNE 18, 2007 - SOUTH AFRICA - Richard C. Jones
Every trip has life-changing potential, some have a bit more than others, because after one of them, the hope is the person will be a little bit different...the days unspool: van rides, drummers and dancers, lunch, work, dinner, presentations, votes...
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MAY 29, 2007 - SOUTH AFRICA - Mauri J. Robinson
“I’m in so much pain that I can’t feel my body.” This was a statement that I heard today as we shadowed local caregivers in the semi-rural area of Evaton, South Africa. As we visited each home, I realized how...
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MAY 29, 2007 - SOUTH AFRICA - Kelechi Kalu
I thank God everyday for the situations he places me in—especially those such as the one I experienced today. I find it odd that on the first day I blogged I would have such an eye-opening and soul-enriching experience. For...
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MAY 28, 2007 - SOUTH AFRICA - Kweku Arko-Gilbert
The Power of Love
Today, for community service, two Morehouse brothers and I joined three homecare givers whom I describe as angels, in the Evaton community of South Africa to give a helping hand on their patient rounds. Our first...
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MAY 28, 2007 - SOUTH AFRICA - Freddie Wilkes
Every day I wake up I have to remind myself that I’m in South Africa. To this very day, I still have trouble realizing that I am finally here. After the morning breakfast, we loaded into the vans and headed...
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MAY 28, 2007 - SOUTH AFRICA - Reginald Cleaver Jr.
Church in Jo'burg
After a long week of great activities, I could not forget to thank God for the blessings He has given me. A few of the brothers and I woke up early Sunday morning and prepared to go to church with one of our program coordinators from South Africa.
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A Meeting of Gold Mines
One pestering thought that I have had since the day I was selected for this trip is how a group of 16 aspiring leaders from different walks of life could come together.... Myself and my brothers on this leadership project are individuals who differ in bearings.
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MAY 26, 2007 - SOUTH AFRICA - Marcus Daniels
We traveled from our hotel in Pretoria, Arcadia Hotel around 8:00 a.m. to go to Pilanesberg National Park. This park is home to the Big 5 in South Africa, which consists of the buffalo, leopard, lion, elephant and rhino. I...
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MAY 26, 2007 - SOUTH AFRICA - Jared Green
Women in Traditional South African Culture
Apartheid in South Africa and the civil rights movement in the United States mirror each other in many ways, and many of the crucial events in each nation's evolving times of the 20th century were similar in their timing and effects.
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MAY 25, 2007 - SOUTH AFRICA - Tristan Allen
In only our second day in the country, my Morehouse brothers and I have become well-acquainted with South Africa and have a newfound interest in delving into the vast similarities that African Americans and Black South Africans share. Aside from...
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MAY 25, 2007 - SOUTH AFRICA - Richard C. Jones
Greetings from Houghton, South Africa! I've learned some new handshakes, short phrases, as well as dances. Today we visited the campus of Cida College, where we worked together with their students painting, construction, cleaning up, and various other details to...
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MAY 24, 2007 - SOUTH AFRICA - Brian Bryant
Faith as a Child
Children are not only the future, but they are also manifestations of the truth in the present. Today, we visited the Mohau Children’s Home in Alltridgevile, South Africa, which is a township about 30 minutes from Johannesburg. The Mohau Children’s Home houses children who come from poverty-stricken households, family negligence, and from places that cannot offer a “home” to them.
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