Adjusting to Africa, Brian Moore reports from Cape Town
Noted on January 23, 2009 | By Natanya in Life Sciences/Resource Management, Africa, English, Biology, Culture Shock, First Day of Work, Settling In,
Brian Moore received an IE3 scholarship to intern in South Africa with Table Mountain Marine Team. He reports in on the highlights, and challenges, of adjusting on his first trip to Africa.
So I’m done with the first week and it has been a hard one. The long flight was brutal. I have never flown in a plane for such a long time, but when we finally got to Cape Town I was so excited. There were some things that sort of scared me on my first few days here. One is that every…
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Sonia von Haslingen received the CrossLoop "Everyone Helps" scholarship for winter term 2009. Get to know her and then tune in for updates from her internship in Mexico. 
Margaret (Maggie) Davis, University of Oregon, Casa de los Angeles in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Winter 2009 I was raised in Eugene, Oregon and received all of my education from kindergarten to college within a a one-mile radius. I have an appreciation for my community and have worked in public schools and with volunteer organizations as a tutor, coach, interpreter…
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