

Julianne O'Connell
Julianne O'Connell is a Ph.D. student studying food insecurity in higher education. She loves riding her bike, polar plunges, trying local foods and is passionate about the intersections of environment and social justice.
Posts
Featured Blogger: Patrick Wanamaker
I am happy to bring you a blog post from Patrick Wanamaker, one of our Session II students. Patrick is from Seattle, Washington and shares his thoughts on the school... keep reading
Featured Blogger: Virgenya Zhu
I am happy to share a blog post with you from Virgenya Zhu, a Mandela Leadership Student from Session II. Virgenya is originally from New York City and she shares... keep reading
Hiking Through the Clouds
This weekend our students took on an incredible feat of hiking Lion's Head, a moderately challenging trail in Table Mountain National Park. Although the Lion's Head peak is known for... keep reading
Colorful Capetown
Molweni from colorful Cape Town! Hello, all! Our time here has been a happy blur with so much to learn, do, taste, and see. I figured it was better to... keep reading
Three Days in Joburg
I am writing to you after three jam-packed, powerful and informative days in Johannesburg. Not only was it awesome to have time to overcome jet lag and get our first... keep reading
Greetings from Johannesburg
Greetings from Johannesburg! My name is Julianne and I will be leading the Session II Leadership and Service students. After a few delays and a 15 hour flight, our students... keep reading
Community Conversations
Guten Tag liebe leute, Every day Monday through Thursday the students in every grade level participate in an activity called Community Conversations. It is a practice in which students have... keep reading
In The Room Where It Happens
Halli - Hallo! Hello, hello! Happy Tuesday Today our lovely Berlin LC Session 2 participants are coming to you live from the Bundestag, or, more specifically, the Reichstag. This building... keep reading
and we're off
Auf geht's leute! Let's go folks! Today’s the day! The day we’ve been waiting for for quite a while - we are leaving for Berlin! Nearly 60 of us across... keep reading
Guest Blogger: Our Curriculum by Kian Ahmadi
Today we hear from Kian, a Session 1 student from New Haven, Connecticut. Kian is such a passionate human who shares his thoughts on our curriculum. ____________________ Most of our... keep reading