Exhilarating, delightful, disturbing, amusing, and overall intensely personal, Down to Africa is the story of an American teenager living in southern Africa in the 1970s. It was a time of change--the beginning of the end of the apartheid era, when the term Soweto became synonymous with discrimination and the repressive policies of the white minority South Africa government were exposed on the world stage. Incredible wildlife, breathtaking scenery, riots, and even war, the experiences capture a vivid picture of the time and place, and of an individual who comes back changed. And in the end, it's about a desire to return once again to that special place.