Welcome to the 2023 SDSU South Africa Blog!

 



Welcome to our 2023 SDSU South Africa Trip Blog!  We are excited to keep everyone informed about our travels.  We will be blogging once per day, starting tomorrow March 10th (when we leave for South Africa) and ending when we return to Brookings on March 20th.  Please feel free to follow along and comment!

First picture above (L to R): Mackenzie Henning, Michael Gonda, Prairie Retzer and Garrett Bailey

Second picture below (Back row, L to R): Braden Waldbeser, Sydney Sheffield, Bailee Anderson, Emily Gerber, Emilee Schuetz, and Natalie Howard.  (Front row, L to R): Allisyn Baker, Reagan Sevigney, Haley Maday, Taylor Stout, Erin Schelling, and Megan Sievers

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