One week in early April, as the warmth of summer in Cape Town began to drift away and the rainy, cloudy days of autumn began to appear with more frequency, the UConn in Cape Town students headed north to Gauteng Province for an excursion to the heart of South Africa.
This week long trip would take us out of the Cape Town milieu for the first time and thrust us knee-deep into South Africa’s bustling capital, home to so much history and cultural vibrancy. Reflecting upon this excursion, I remember how it challenged my understanding of modern South African society, which had been formed exclusively through my experiences in and around Cape Town, a city that I would come to learn did not begin to represent the whole of South Africa at all. In such a large, varied, and complex country, this should not have been a surprise.
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