{"id":12231,"date":"2016-07-24T13:19:40","date_gmt":"2016-07-24T13:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/?p=12231"},"modified":"2024-01-30T11:45:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T16:45:48","slug":"south-africa-final-countdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/south-africa-final-countdown\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa &#8211; The Final Countdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soon a\u00a0group of SPC students will be taking off to\u00a0start their educational adventure in South Africa.\u00a0The students can look forward to visiting Robben Island, which has become a major symbol of South Africa&#8217;s political struggles &#8211; the great leader and statesman Nelson Mandela was imprisoned there for 18 years (1964-1982).\u00a0They will also get to view Table Mountain and tour the Cape Peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some important tips to keep in mind while preparing for your trip:<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/07\/safrica2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12335 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/07\/safrica2.jpg\" alt=\"safrica2\" width=\"210\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/07\/safrica2.jpg 398w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/07\/safrica2-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don&#8217;t forget to bring clothes that are cool, light and comfortable because summer temperatures can be anywhere from the mid 80&#8217;s- high 90&#8217;s\u00a0in some areas.<\/li>\n<li>Its a good idea to pack\u00a0an\u00a0umbrella or raincoat because this is when most\u00a0of the country gets its rain. Thundershowers are common in many areas.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t be flashy! Bringing expensive jewelry and other flashy items with you while traveling is not advisable. If they are not necessary for travel leave them at home!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Have a safe trip and we will see you back on the 6th!<\/p>\n<p>Fun Fact:\u00a0South Africa is well-known for its medical skill since Professor Christiaan Barnard performed the first successful heart transplant in 1967. There are many world-class private hospitals and medical centers around the country, especially in the urban centers!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soon a\u00a0group of SPC students will be taking off to\u00a0start their educational adventure in South Africa.\u00a0The students can look forward to visiting Robben Island, which has become a major symbol of South Africa&#8217;s political struggles &#8211; the great leader and statesman Nelson Mandela was imprisoned there for 18 years (1964-1982).\u00a0They will also get to view &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/south-africa-final-countdown\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">South Africa &#8211; The Final Countdown<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":780,"featured_media":12233,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[7,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-study-abroad","category-south-africa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/780"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12231"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12730,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12231\/revisions\/12730"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}