“I’ve learnt that on the way to success you meet obstacles and you get through them. I feel proud of myself, like a true leader, tired but successful.” Yonela Mayezana

‘On this camp I learnt how to communicate, share with others. How to treat others as equals and how to respect others.’ Linathi Sibeko

“The course itself is quite a good way of getting to step outside your comfort zone and adapting to the not-so-normal camping life. Rock climbing and river rafting was the activities I enjoyed the most and I could encourage my teammates to also do it. I felt very proud of myself when I was able to endure everything and gave my 100%, it built my self-esteem and my respect towards others” Notehmba Bambiso

Sara Stringfellow is a water baby in every sense of the word. Any and every opportunity she has to be near water or actively in water-she will exploit it with gusto. It comes as no surprise then that she combined her passion for swimming with her desire to make the world a better place. Only a mind as waterlogged as hers could conceptualize an event called ‘Swim to Africa’

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There have been many developments within myself. As I was being placed in a group setting allowed developing an awareness of my behaviour in a group. As a person who is mostly on their own in my normal life outside the academy and basically being an only child, I needed to make a concerted effort to be aware of all individuals around be more. I needed to be more tolerant and accepting of their habits and other behaviours. There were times that I couldn’t adapt to everything but the time periods gave me practice for various situations.

‘I had the most amazing time of my life. I have overcome most of my fears, I trust people more and I value things more. There was a lot of things that I discovered about myself on this camp. Outward Bound rocks!!!’ Tracey April

‘I gained more on how to be a leader, how to communicate with different people, how to share with people and opening to them, delegating work with each other. I had a great time.’ Fezeka Qughela

Dear Reader,

We embrace 2010 with an air of optimism and opportunity.The FIFA Football World Cup has arrived and all the preparation, energy and effort invested in this international event will be evident when we kick off the first game in June.

Outward Bound South Africa is a proud member of an international community through Outward Bound International with successful experiential education programs being facilitated throughout the World.

My name is Kate Grady and I have been working as an intern with Outward Bound for the past 2 months. I am currently finishing my third year at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. My studies are focused on Communications and Psychology, my passion lying in the marketing field.

‘Eye-opening, mind changing and challenging adventure it was. One gets to explore and appreciate nature and life as it is. I found loads of encouragement from most members. I also realized that coming to this type of place actually prepares me for the life that I am going to have. I have found the confidence in me. Learning to co-exist with other DIFFERENT individuals with different attitudes to life and challenges that were given to us. It was the best!!!’ Duneo Rena

‘The Outward Bound camp is one thing a person needs to do because it takes you to a journey of your life of discovery. I’m glad that I faced my fears because now I can face life with an experience. I got an experience that no one will ever take away; I will apply it on my life so that I could fulfill my dreams and goals for me. I did something I never thought I would trust a person, let someone control my life but I’m glad that I was able to trust and work as a team’ Sandiso Noinisa

‘All in all what I can say about the Outward Bound it was a journey of discovery. The reality is that I really enjoyed to be part of this and by doing it I explored new things, that some of were good and some were not, most especially the hikes. They were tough, but I told myself nothing is impossible in this life, more especially if there are people around you and give you support. It gave me power to go for anything that I want and encouraged me to use my fears to overcome my problems’ Njamela Anjile