Month: April 2019

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Go Green

The Healing Power of Plants

What do you do when you are sick? Well, you probably drink a lot of tea and go to the doctor. Would you believe me if I tell you that there is doctor that takes care of people only using plants? No pills, no injections or scary vaccinations – only plants! You can find this special doctor in Sinai, Egypt. He lives inside a big beautiful garden. Every day he […]

todayApril 2, 2019 13

Bridge Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens

Take Five

5 Top Places to See in Cape Town

A trip to South Africa (SA) wouldn’t be complete without spending time in the beautiful city of Cape Town (CT). Cape Town might be the oldest city in SA but it has so many things to offer, old and new.  CT even won the fifth spot as the most ‘Instagrammable’ country in the world! So after spending two months in SA, these are my top 5 places to visit in […]

todayApril 2, 2019 8

Cool Careers

Working Hand-in-Hand with Nature

An interview with Assaf about building houses from mud Say hello to Assaf, a young man who gets paid for playing with mud all day long. Yes, this is the same mud you step in on a rainy day, which sticks to your shoes and dirties your house. Instead of dirtying houses with mud, Assaf builds houses from mud! But how do you turn that mud to a house? Assaf […]

todayApril 1, 2019 10

Cool Careers

The World Under the Sea

Interview with Danielle about Scuba diving When we think about sports and working out, we think about going out for a run, playing soccer or lifting weights at the gym. All of those things are on dry land. There is a whole world of water sports, and some it is actually in the water, under the surface - “under the sea” like the famous “The Little Mermaid” Disney song. To […]

todayApril 1, 2019 19

Health & Fitness

Summer Sports You Have to Try Out!

A lot of people think the summer brings with it just beautiful weather so you can go to the beach and eat ice-cream. But… the summer is much more than that! More things you can find in summer are cool sports that require hot weather, sea and sand. Here are a few of the special summer sports you have to try out in the upcoming summer: Paddle Ball – Take […]

todayApril 1, 2019 19

exercise and eating healthy

Go Green

How Do I Make My Travels “Greener”?

I love traveling! Nothing makes me happier than friends inviting me to go for a hike to a beautiful lookout, sleeping in a campsite or just knowing I have a trip planned in the near future. With that said, apart from my love of traveling, I don’t forget my love of the nature around me and I make it a priority. So how do I make my trips "green" (environmentally […]

todayApril 1, 2019 11

Hot Topic: Travel

Coming Together for Peace

We woke up at midnight, put on our warmest clothes, packed a few snacks and made our way to the bottom of Mount Sinai – ‘Jabal Musa’ (Mountain of Moses), as it is known by the local Egyptians. Why were we there in the first place? We heard about a peace ceremony that was going to be at the top of the mountain, so we just knew we are going […]

todayApril 1, 2019 9

Teen Talk

What it’s Like to be a Teen in South Africa

To better understand what it means to be a teenager in South Africa (SA), I met with Joey, a teenager from Johannesburg, for a talk in a small coffee shop near Mojo Market in Cape Town. Joey, can you share with us your experience of growing up and as a teenager in SA? Sure! For me, being a teen in SA means that you go to big schools which have […]

todayApril 1, 2019 10

ecological bamboo straws

Go Green

“A Plastic Straw? No Thanks!” – A Small Step to Help the Environment

Something big is happening in South Africa! Something so big, it involves teeny tiny everyday items - the plastic straws we all use on a regular basis. So, what’s wrong with straws? Actually, it’s the plastic that is problematic - a plastic bottle takes up to 700 years to break down; a plastic bag can take up to 1,000 years and even straws take 200 years to break down. In […]

todayApril 1, 2019 8

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