Transformation Through SAI...Loading
With three days left until departure, I scanned over my SAI syllabus to be sure that I haven't forgot anything and I realized that I missed an assignment that was due last week -_______- After completing it I thought it would be kind of neat to post here so that I can document the change that everyone has been reminding me is DEFINITELY going to occur as a result of this trip.
The Assignment...
Famed
author Eva Hoffman noted Jansen’s book as an inspiring blueprint for thinking
about social and personal transformation. In Jansen’s book he discusses his
seven-year journey towards personal transformation. Upon reading the book, prepare
(3) questions which you will use to begin the process of examining
your own transformation (personal, social, professional, etc.) in the context
of a culturally different society, prior to departure.
Personal
Racial self identification has always been a long standing
theme within my life. How has my understanding
of this identity been impacted or shifted by being in a country where the
racial stratification is different?
Social
How are the ideas of Pan-Africanism utilized to illustrate
the narrative of the African Diaspora [within South Africa]? How has class
impacted this narrative?
Professional
How are the education systems of South Africa and America
addressing the needs of “Urban” students of color? Through these similarities and differences,
what is my role as an educator to navigate the system in place but also create
change within these systems?
A Sidenote...
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| Heru-Ur |
I do think that this trip is going to assist in transforming me. To be specific, this year has already been transformative for me on many levels. Last summer at Rep WenPet, I drew Heru-Ur. This was to say that over this year, I was going to grow and work toward growing into my higher self. So, this trip is truly the culmination of the personal process that I have been going through for the past year. Not so coincidentally, upon my return from South Africa, we will be having this years Rep WenPet celebration.
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| Artwork by Ka Llobet |
"True teaching is not an accumulation of knowledge; it is an awaking of consciousness which goes through successive stages."
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Ukuvalelisa!
take leave from, say goodbye
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