Alumni Learning Tour

Come and learn the , its legacy of colonialism and apartheid, and how South Africans are trying to overcome this painful history.

South African Alumni Trip Tentative Itinerary: Day 1: Depart from Dulles International Airport Day 2: Arrival in . Settle into accommodation. Dinner and conversation. Day 3: Visit the Apartheid Museum and learn about the world’s most oppressive system of racial segregation. We will then have lunch in ’s famous Vilakazi Street, the only street in the world that is home to two Nobel peace prize laureates- and . After lunch we will visit Nelson Mandela’s House. Day 4: Tour Soweto, an epicenter of the struggle against apartheid and the largest black township in South Africa. As a part of the tour, we will visit the Hector Peterson Memorial Museum to learn more about the Soweto Uprisings of 1976. Day 5: Spend the morning exploring the Voortrekker monument in Pretoria telling the Afrikaaner story and history. Lunch and afternoon conversation with Mzwandile Nkutha and Cobus van Wyngaard. In the evening will have supper and conversation with Piet Meiring who worked closely with Desmond Tutu as a commissioner on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Day 6: am – Experience worship at a Brethren in Christ church in Hillbrow, inner city Johannesburg. See the hope and vibrancy within inner city Johannesburg. After worship we will spend the afternoon at the Rhino & Lion Park seeing some of the wonderful wildlife that South Africa has to offer. This will also include a tour of the Wondercave, part of South Africa’s geological history and why this area is called the Cradle of Humankind. To see the disparity juxtaposed with the morning we will have supper and spend the evening in one of the more affluent locations within the city. Day 7: Fly to and settle into hotel. Day 8: Tour , now a UNESCO World Heritage site, the notorious prison which held hundreds of political prisoners during apartheid, including Nelson Mandela. The afternoon and evening will be spent at the V&A Waterfront, full of food, music and shopping. Day 9: The morning will be spent exploring the Castle of Good Hope and seeing firsthand the beginnings of European colonialism in South Africa. Spend the afternoon enjoying the views from Cape Town’s iconic . Day 10: am -- Explore issues and legacies of spacial justice throughout the Cape Town area in a mobile classroom facilitated by The Warehouse, an organization which seeks to transform communities as they address poverty, justice, and division. Day 11: Visit the historic and scenic National Park where Atlantic and Indian ocean waters meet. Enjoy the boardwalk and optional swim with African Rock Penguins in and finish the day exploring unique shops and galleries in . Day 12: Sunday morning worship with a local congregation. We will then spend the afternoon touring the Stellenbosch winelands. Day 13: We will further explore Stellenbosch and experience the legacy of division within this city with a local guide. Day 14: Fly to Johannesburg. And for those who need to, fly back to Washington D.C. For those who want to continue the journey, join in an optional trip to Kruger National Park to go on safari. Day 15: Safari in Kruger National Park Day 17: Safari in Kruger National Park Day 18: Return to Johannesburg and fly back to Washington D.C.