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Hey, me again

I would love to be able to put up a post (my first in over a month!!) that details what I've been up to, what I've seen, and all the cool...

A day in the life: breaking down the routine

This one is going to be succinct and to-the-point (famous last words for me) So, what is it exactly that we do here? I’m glad you asked....

CAPI Blog #2

Somehow this got approved to be on the University of Victoria's official CAPI website. https://capiblog.ca/2019/06/26/jess-mciver-blog-2-...

Catch us on the Kombi

Pride can come in many (sometimes weird) ways. Thinking about how my life here in South Africa has been enabling me to grow, one...

Where In The World is Jess MacIver?

I’ve realized, with all my introspection and freaking out over safari animals, I haven’t really broken down what it is I do here in a day...

Hi mom!

This is just a quick update post... mostly just a roundup of photos/stories from the last 2 weeks that I know I will need to write down...

Just another GoFundMe page? Not exactly...

Well, I'm ticking off another first down here in South Africa... the first GoFundMe page I've started. Gotta say, the process was far...

Adventures in isiZulu

Can Jess learn isiZulu in 7 months? I'm going to go ahead and spoil my own post by saying - no. No, she cannot. I would love to be...

The Day I Cried Over a Zebra

I've never been to a zoo. Well, I should say that no where in my memory do I have the conscious recollection of going to a zoo....

Pietermaritzburg, here we come!

Well, more like Munich here we come!! ... wait 8 hours... Johannesburg, here we come!! ... wait 4 hours... Pietermaritzburg, here we...

Half a world away

Who needs an undergrad in 4 years anyways? Through gap years, 'educational' breaks, exchanges, and internships, I have been lucky enough...

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Hey, I'm Jess! I am a 24-year-old student at the University of Victoria studying anthropology and archaeology. I am currently in South Africa on a 7-month internship through UVic working with Ukulapha Community Outreach Project. This is my place to share all my experiences and adventures as I journey around South Africa (and some ramblings of past adventures too!)

 

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