Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA – Visiting Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, even in the middle of...
Author - Shiara Naveen
This is an interactive map that shows you where YJI students have written stories over the years. You can zoom in or out of the world map to explore all of them in detail. [Note: If you’re seeing this on an author page, you will only see stories by a particular student.]
To protect Cape Town wildlife, admire it from a distance
Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa offers a vast array of wide-ranging species within its...
African penguins are threatened with extinction
Boulders Beach, Simon’s Town, SOUTH AFRICA – They waddle, they charm and they draw smiles...
Smitten by a cute, furry face on Table Mountain: a dassie
Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA – Out of the fog, a dassie appeared. Before June 29 at 1:22 pm, I didn’t...
Lessons in culture: Trying African food from across the continent
Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA – The GOLD restaurant in Cape Town offers more than a meal. It’s a special...
Don’t take a seat – it’s reserved for the chief
Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA – One Must Be Seated, a solo exhibition by Ghanaian-American artist Rita...
Getting to know Nelson Mandela in Cape Town
Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA – When I visited South Africa for the first time in 2017, I remember...
Challenges of a first solo flight
BOSTON – With my passport in my hand, and sweat trickling down my forehead, I wondered if I was...