Author: Class 53

Our journey through Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and South Africa became far more than an international seminar; it became a profound and deeply moving experience in leadership, connection, and discovery that

We began just after sunrise, loading the bus in the soft quiet of a Botswana morning and making our way toward the Kazungula border. The journey into Zambia — just

Travel has a way of reshaping what we think we understand. In Botswana, what began as a straightforward look at farming quickly became something richer — a reminder that leadership

Today offered a fresh reminder that leadership rarely arrives with fanfare. More often, it shows up in the small exchanges that shape how we live alongside one another — the

We began the morning at Dimbangombe Ranch, home to a bold idea that is reshaping not just land, but mindsets. Founded by Allan Savory and Jody Butterfield through the Africa

There is a quiet holiness in farewells — in the moment between what has been and what will be. This morning, we said goodbye to our friends from Imvelo Safari

In the heart of Hwange, we found that leadership, at its best, is both service and delight. In a world where we adults so often forget to play, to wonder,

Reflections from Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe Leaving the comforts of Victoria Falls, our journey carried us deeper into Hwange National Park—a place of raw beauty, resilience, and revelation. Beneath a

This morning carried us once more into motion—an early departure from the hotel to OR Tambo International Airport and onward to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. It was a bittersweet farewell to

Day 6: Diamonds Shine in the Darkness We spent the day in Soweto—South Africa’s largest township and, in many ways, its beating heart. The contrast between Soweto and Sandton, where

Understanding the Past: British Colonialism and Leadership Lessons Our morning unfolded under the guidance of Professor Fransjohan Pretorius of the University of Pretoria, a historian whose voice carries both the

Our fourth day of the international seminar, and our third full one in Pretoria, began with a storm. Thunder rolled across the city and heavy rain fell — a welcome

Today’s experiences in Johannesburg were powerful and eye-opening. The day began with a city tour that revealed the city’s many contrasts—modern developments and jacaranda-lined neighborhoods in Sandton just miles away

We rose before the sun—an early rhythm that felt familiar to many of us from our lives in California agriculture. The air was cool with rain on the horizon, and

As the sun rose over the City of Angels, Class 54 gathered at LAX, still shaking off sleep but alive with energy and purpose. The familiar chaos of the United