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Cape Town, South Africa (17 April 2025)<\/em> – An American woman who goes by @auntie.tyty<\/a>\u00a0on TikTok shared a heartwarming video<\/a> about some of the things South Africa has taught her during a recent visit to Cape Town.<\/p>\n On top of her list was: Ubuntu. In a montage of clips showing shared moments with kind strangers, she shares how she has learned how the word means community, graciousness, welcoming and radical hospitality through interactions with South Africans.<\/p>\n Moved by the natural warmth of our people, she attempts to describe ubuntu as:<\/p>\n \u201cThe fact that this is your home and home is with people – I am because you are, you go deeper, I go deeper, we go deeper.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the ideal here that I\u2019ve never experienced in the States; that is so important that everyone should be gracious and kind, and that if anyone needs help, assistance or support, we\u2019re there to do it,\u201d @auntietete shares in the video.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n She also spoke about how, after meeting and interacting with a group of people in the span of an hour, they had invited her over to their home for dinner.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have connected me with resources, taught me how to plant a flower that I love. One beautiful woman even invited me to sing with her on her set,\u201d @auntietete adds.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n For her, ubuntu is an essence she can easily feel on our land because it\u2019s a value that our people hold dear.<\/p>\n \u201cI’m not even kidding it has changed my ethos, it has changed my internal spirit. Now, without a second thought, I\u2019m always thinking, how can I contribute, and that is the spirit of ubuntu.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n What a great affirmation of how truly special our nation and its people are!<\/p>\n Ubuntu \u2764\ufe0f. #capetown<\/a> #southafrica<\/a> #ubuntu<\/a> #studyabroad<\/a> #internationalstudent<\/a> #travelwithme<\/a> #traveltiktok<\/a> #communityorganizing<\/a> #community<\/a> #blackgirlmagic<\/a> #fyp<\/a> #thingstodoincapetown<\/a> #solotravel<\/a> #femalesolotravel<\/a> #femalesolotraveler<\/a> #solotravelling<\/a><\/p>\n \u266c Acoustic Guitar Storytelling – Max Brito<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n \n