Southern Africa, Fall 2023
TTS39 Semester Blog
NOTE: To access the blog in chronological order, please read from the bottom up.
Academic Updates: From the Zambezi to the Delta
Academics at TTS are in full swing! After our week of orientation sessions at our very first stop, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, students received an introduction to each of their subjects and quickly dove right into discussing place-based topics! Literature class started...
Potato Guns, Safaris and the Macarena
Can you believe just three short weeks ago your student was boarding their plane to Zimbabwe? Traveling School shirt on, eyes wide with excitement and just a touch of nerves? It feels equally like a lifetime ago and just yesterday. So much has happened and we’re...
Mhoroi from Victoria Falls!
Mhoroi! (Hello in Shona) On August 28th, we began our journey halfway around the world! Students were resilient and patient as they trudged through the thirteen-hour flight to Addis Ababa, followed by another four-hour flight to Victoria Falls. By the time we arrived...
Back to School, TTS style
It’s official, The Traveling School’s 39th semester has begun. Thanks to everyone’s collective efforts for our successful relaunch to southern Africa! Our Washington, D.C. orientation was filled with duffel checks, name games and community building activities, last...
And so it begins…
Carolyn Hamilton is an alumna parent. Her daughter, Frances, was on semester 32 in southern Africa. As the next adventurous and curious band of young women embark on their own adventure, she wanted to share some advice and perspective: On this winter morning, I ask...
