By Nicole Brewer Greetings globetrotters. As many of you know, I recently relocated back to Oman after living in South Africa for 3 months researching for my thesis and interning at a Gender Justice Institute in Cape Town.  I pride myself on being the change you want to see in the world.  After volunteering in…

By Nicole Brewer The past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind to say the least. I’ve gone from finishing up my research term in Cape Town to returning back to Oman and starting anew at my old college was once working for before returning to graduate school. It’s amazing how everything always works itself…

By Nicole Brewer Last weekend I managed to have such a fabulous time heading to Cape Point, the most south western point of all of Africa. I learned through a fellow globe-trotter about the option to travel throughout South Africa with Baz Bus tours, which was the most cost effective option I could find, at…

By Nicole Brewer Hello there GTs! I hope my GTs back in the States are having an amazing Labor Day weekend and everyone else across the globe is enjoying their summer days (or winter for that matter for those below the equator like myself here in Cape Town).  Last night I had a Fantastic time…

By Nicole Brewer Greetings GTS! It’s absolutely amazing how fast time flies when you’re having fun! Can you believe that as of this week I have been in Cape Town for 2 months with only another month to go before my research stay ends.  It has been incredible sightseeing, researching for my thesis and working…

By Nicole Brewer Cape Town is such a dynamic city. From walking through movie sets at the Company Gardens, to visiting the prison cell of Nelson Mandela on Robben Island, I’ve managed to see my fair share of the city. Recently I dined at the eclectic “The Crypt” jazz restaurant that is located beneath the St….

By Nicole Brewer It has been an incredible journey thus far residing in Cape Town, South Africa over the past few weeks.  It’s almost been an entire month that I’ve been here and it flew by at the blink of an eye! Just a couple of weeks ago I had the honor of visiting Robben…

By Nicole Brewer Greetings Globe-Trotters! It’s been a fantastic first couple of weeks here in Cape Town thus far. I’ve wrapped up the first days at my internship with the Sonke Gender Justice institute, have managed to register as an affiliated student at the University of the Western Cape, in addition to visiting the awe-inspiring…

By Nicole Brewer Sawubona! I hope all is well on your end of the globe GTs! I’ve been settling into Cape Town quite nicely over the past few days.  I pretty much hit the ground running after my initial day of recuperating from jet lag, you have to love the jetsetting lifestyle of globe-trotters ;-)….

By Nicole Brewer Zo (as they say it here in Germany). Greetings globe-trotters! I’m Very excited to share with you all my Wonderful news.  As many of you know I’ve been awaiting to hear back about my joint MA program’s  Erasmus Mundus research stay for my third semester and it looks as though I was…