27 July 2009 | South Africa | Vincent Porfirio
This past week I was finally able to meet with some contacts that I had made prior to leaving for South Africa. I will be acting as a guest lecturer for the University of Cape Town’s Film and Media Centre and will be doing a full month of teaching on Horror Films and American Pop [...]
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27 July 2009 | South Africa | Vincent Porfirio
We were taken to an institution called TSiBA. This is a business university that allows students who qualify academically to attend the institution for free. Students take two years of classes and then complete an internship with a company to gain experience. I was very impressed by this model (one that seems to be becoming [...]
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20 July 2009 | South Africa | Vincent Porfirio
While working and observing a Careers Indaba in Masi the children warned us about a protest that would take place on Friday, July 11 and informed us that it would not be safe to come in to the settlement until after the weekend.
Photograph courtesy of the New York Times
Peter and Duncan were informed and [...]
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