What I Did in Cape Town …
Current Student Advisor Profiles
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Claire Gibson — Spring 2008 | |
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MAJOR: Human Biology |
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| ACADEMIC INTERESTS: Public Health / Cross-Cultural Health Practices, Foreign Languages | ||
| My interest in South Africa dates back to my “French 3” class, freshman year of high school. Madame L., a tiny woman in her 50’s or 60’s, had been my French teacher for two years, but I knew very little about her except that she did not come from one of the surrounding San Joaquin Valley farm towns like our other teachers. While interviewing Madame L. for another class project, I learned that she was not only fluent in French and English, but also in Afrikaans;...Read full profile » | ||
Student Profiles
| Enumale Agada — Spring 2007-2008 | ||
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MAJOR: Anthropology |
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| ACADEMIC INTERESTS: International Health, Social Justice, Human Rights | ||
| The program in Cape Town was also a chance to explore my interests in the fields of public health and community development. While both of these were emphasized through our work in the classroom, we also got hands-on experience by doing weekly service work and research in the township of Khayelitsha. Read full profile » | ||