White, Coloured, and Black – Lessons from a trip to South Africa

In February of 2018, I visited South Africa for a week. I went as part of a church group to play at various locations in Johannesburg and Capetown. I had no idea it was also a trip that would include visiting historical sites and learning the country’s history. I didn’t make much money from the…

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Cape Of Good Hope

I felt a little radical (for 30 seconds). It was cool to be at the place where the Portuguese explorers “discovered” this part of Africa. The Cape Of Good Hope was first sighted by the Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias in 1488 on his return voyage to Portugal after ascertaining the southern limits of the African…

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2018 – Looking Forward

I’m excited to begin this year for a few reasons. I’m going to be traveling to South Africa. I was asked to play drums for the Swarthmore College Alumni Gospel Choir. We have a South Africa Performance Tour in collaboration with First United Methodist Church of Germantown. We are  traveling to Johannesburg, Soweto, Bedfordview, Pilanesberg National…

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