September 2005 • Vol. 84: No. 4 : Features Different kind of spring break in South Africa photos by Peter Frey While many of their peers were heading south to spend spring break in the Florida sunshine, a contingent of Foundation Fellows—UGA’s top scholarship group—was heading even further south. All the way to South Africa, in fact, to examine how a nation and its people have changed in the 10 years since the fall of apartheid. The ­students visited rural schools, met with local children and their teachers, splashed in the frigid waters of the south Atlantic, and even saw an unusual colony of penguins. Imbibing equal doses of South Africa’s vibrant culture and tumultuous sociopolitical history, the students gained insight into state-sponsored segregation, as well as the nation’s inspiring triumphs born from the sacrifices of Nelson Mandela and others who worked to end apartheid. © Copyright 2005 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA