By Rob Hinschberger: Sawubona! After 20 hours of flights, 10 hours of layover, and 200 Rand in overweight luggage, I arrived at King Mswati III International Airport in Swaziland, Africa!! My first mistake and laugh occurred two minutes after being greeted by Dalton, a friendly and soon to be co-worker at the Olympicafrica Center. Heading […]
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That’s a Wrap
By Kimmy Lennon: Hello everyone, Wow a lot has happened since my last blog post and I can now say that I’ve completed the majority of the things on my bucket list. I’m leaving a week today so I guess this is as good as it’s going to get! Anyway, I was able to explore […]
Saying Goodbye to Swaziland
By Mitch McSweeney: Sadly, the end of mine and Jenna’s internship in Swaziland is nearing an end and we will be departing back to Canada in two weeks time. It will be sad to say goodbye to the culture and lifestyle we have become immersed in, the beautiful country we have spent the past four […]
The Final Stretch
By Caity Mallett: Hi Everyone, I can’t believe I have only a couple weeks left of my summer in Turks and Caicos, it has been incredible to say the least! I’ve met so many great people and had wonderful experiences during my internship. Recently I’ve been busy organizing and running the TCIRFUs first ever summer […]
The Final Month
By: Jenna Brown I can’t believe Mitch and I have 3 weeks left in Swaziland! Although May seems so far away from when we first arrived, these last 3 months have flown by, as will the last 3 weeks. We have made so many great friends here, and it won’t be easy to say goodbye […]
Olympic Anticipation
By Andrew Badeau: Hello everyone, July has passed in record time. I cannot believe that I will be leaving Botswana in less than a month. The Botswana Taekwondo Federation hosted their fourth and final coaching module and it was a tremendous success. All nine of our coaches graduated from the program. The next ten potential […]
A Once In A Lifetime Experience
By Mitch McSweeney: Sawubona! It is now the month of July and there is only about five weeks left until Jenna and I complete our internships and return to Canada. As usual, it has been extremely busy at SOCGA and a ton has happened since I posted last. To begin, the OlympAfrica Centre (OAC) has […]
All Things Rugby
By Caity Mallett: Hi Everyone, These past few weeks have been incredibly busy at the TCIRFU (Turks and Caicos Island Rugby Football Union), this past Saturday we held a Beach Rugby Tournament which was a great success. There were 6 mens teams which made for great competition on the beach, as well as the women […]
It’s Carnival Time!!
By Kimmy Lennon: Hello everyone, It’s carnival season in St. Vincent and the island is more exciting than ever before! Carnival is a huge Caribbean celebration that takes place throughout the month of June, however the main festivities officially start this Friday and I’m really looking forward to experiencing this part of their culture. I […]
Olympic Day Fun!
By Jenna Brown: Sawubona! The past couple of weeks have been packed with so much work and fun, I don’t know where to start! As I’ve mentioned, our office was getting ready for Olympic Day events in three communities – Siphofaneni, Mbabane and Lobamba. The events were attended by more than 2,000 participants in total, […]