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Traveling Day's: Friday, August 24 - Saturday, August 25
We left JFK airport for South Africa on Friday at 5:55 PM.
We arrive in Durban on Saturday at 5:10 PM.
Phew! Long trip!
Day 1: Sunday, August 26
Today we took a tour of Durban - visiting a township, the beach front, and the largest Mosque in Africa - and then attended the opening of the Youth Forum.
Day 2: Monday, August 27
Today we participated in the Youth Summit. Annie and Dezroy both spoke before the group and Dezroy took on a leadership role, representing the youth's concerns.
Day 3 - 5: Tuesday, August 28 - Thursday, August 30th
Over these three days we participated in the NGO Forum. We went to all sorts of workshops, worked with other youth developing a youth document for the conference, and met people from all over the world.
Day 6: Friday, August 31st
Today we went to the opening ceremonies of the World Conference Against Racism. Dezroy was nominated by other youth to represent the Americas in the development of a final youth document.
Day 7 & 8: Saturday, September 1st -Sunday, September 2nd
We went on a two day trip north of Durban to safari at the Hluhluwe/Umfolozi and St. Lucia reserves. We saw lots of animals!
Day 9: Monday, September 3rd
Today we traveled to the Valley of a Thousand Hills with the South African peace organization Umtapo. At the top of the hills we led a workshop for the youth in Umtapo and then they took us to the bottom of the hills to show us a women's collective.
Day 10: Tuesday, September 4th
Today is out last day in Durban. After some last minute shopping, we helped form a Global Youth Network. Afterwards, we went to the Jewish Community Center where the community responded to the anti-Semitism they had encountered at the conference.
Traveling Day: Wednesday, September 5th
We said goodbye to our wonderful hosts, Venessa and David, and departed Durban to fly back to America.