Editor's note: During Spring Break, 16 Penn State students made their way to Cape Town, South Africa, as part of a weeklong journalism expedition led by Tony Barbieri, professor of writing and editing. The immersive project is part of Barbieri's course on "International Reporting." In this final entry, Andy Colwell describes the experience of shark cage diving, an opportunity afforded to him, fellow student Lexi Belculfine and professor Thor Wasbotten as part of the students' investigative piece on the relationship between shark cage diving and shark attacks on surfers. Shark-inhabited waters might not seem like the best choice for doing research on a journalism story in South Africa - unless, of course, those sharks are the reason for doing the story.

Editor's note: During Spring Break, 16 Penn State students made their way to Cape Town, South Africa, as part of a weeklong journalism expedition led by Tony Barbieri, professor of writing and editing. The immersive project is part of Barbieri's course on "International Reporting." In this entry, Audrey Snyder writes about the importance of soccer in Cape Town and shares her experience at Green Point Stadium. *** From leftover World Cup posters and banners hanging in shop windows to the array of soccer jerseys seen on the street, it's obvious that soccer is much more than just a game here. In order to try and see for myself just how much of an impact the 2010 FIFA World Cup had on Cape Town, I headed out for a tour of Green Point Stadium.

Editor's note: During Spring Break, 16 Penn State students made their way to Cape Town, South Africa, as part of a weeklong journalism expedition led by Tony Barbieri, professor of writing and editing. The immersive project is part of Barbieri's course on "International Reporting." In this first entry, Andy Colwell details the daylong journey from the United States to Cape Town.

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To get to Cape Town, South Africa from University Park, Pa., it takes one bus trip, three flights, seven time zones, 18 hours and countless doses of perseverance. Our home for the next six days was Cape Town, South Africa, the southernmost major city of the southernmost African country, which has been the subject of our study throughout the previous two months.

Editor's note: The Penn State Glee Club recently embarked upon a trip "Down Under" to perform at various venues in New Zealand. Follow their travels through Dispatches they filed along the way. Coming up on a week into the tour, we have arrived at our fourth city in New Zealand, Nelson. We had a very scenic drive up the west coast from Queenstown to Greymouth for a stop overnight.

Editor's note: The Penn State Glee Club recently embarked upon a trip "Down Under" to perform at various venues in New Zealand. Follow their travels through Dispatches they filed along the way.

Hello from Queenstown, New Zealand! Our apologies for the gap in blog postings. The Internet is difficult to come by these days. Today is our last day here as we get ready to move on to Greymouth. It's been a very exciting place to visit. Before we left Christchurch on Friday, we had the opportunity to be featured on New Zealand's most watched morning news program (equivalent to the Today Show).