Stand UP South Africa Update #5Dear Friends and Families, On Monday we had breakfast then we went to Boulder Beach where we saw penguins and baby penguins. After that we went to a mall which had a port, and we took a ferry to Robben Island.  Robben Island is where we saw the jail that [...]

Stand UP South Africa Update #4 Dear Friends and Families, Friday morning we woke up bright and early to start our drive to Johannesburg. The long drive didn’t feel so long because we were with our friends and we took the time to catch up on sleep. As soon as we arrived in Johannesburg, we [...]

Stand UP South Africa Update #3 Dear Friends and Families, July 19 Today was Day 3 of community service. We started the day out by doing touch ups on the key hole gardens. We painted the bottoms of the bricks surrounding the plants and painted second coats on some of the lighter colors. It was [...]

Stand UP South Africa Update #2 Hello from South Africa!! These past two days  have been all about helping a charity called Eco Children build an “eco village” at the local middle school. This village helps the students learn responsibility and ensures that the children have food security as most children do not know where [...]

Stand UP South Africa Update #1 Dear Friends and Families, Hello from South Africa!! After a 16 hour flight, we finally made it!! The flight was the ultimate ice breaker. We slept, watched movies, relaxed and bonded. The conversations and laughs we had made the long flight go by so quickly. After the flight we [...]