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Stories from South Africa: Wednesday in Africa
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Stories from South Africa. A trip to an inspirational, stirring, thought-provoking country on a continent far, far away. Wednesday, August 11, 2010. Oh, sorry, did I say that out loud? By 1 pm we. Had not stepped foot outside the door of ourhotel. Where IS Johannesburg? We made up for it when we went to eat lunch at Gramadoelas. Khoi-San for African Valhalla) Restaurant, and then took another bus ride to Soweto where we visited with staff from the U.S. Embassy at the Rosa Parks library. Wow, What a pic!
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Stories from South Africa: Gateway City USA
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Stories from South Africa. A trip to an inspirational, stirring, thought-provoking country on a continent far, far away. Monday, August 9, 2010. Okay, so it may seem a bit silly (I did. Out there, did I? To post a photo of my luggage tag, but I'm also of course making sure I know how to get a photo on here when I really want to. Also, I'm just not so sure when I'll next be able to post at all. Even here in DC I'm not finding WiFi as accessible as I'm used to. So spoiled! August 9, 2010 at 12:10 PM. Time ...
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Stories from South Africa: August 2010
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Stories from South Africa. A trip to an inspirational, stirring, thought-provoking country on a continent far, far away. Saturday, August 21, 2010. Amazing Views from Table Mountain. On our last full day in South Africa, we visited University of Cape Town. In a spectacular setting partway up Devil's Peak with stunning views of Cape Town - to learn about a project that provides resources for literacy learning in multiple indigenous languages. University of cape town. Thursday, August 19, 2010. South Afric...
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Stories from South Africa: Apartheid Museum
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Stories from South Africa. A trip to an inspirational, stirring, thought-provoking country on a continent far, far away. Saturday, August 14, 2010. The beauty of this awful story is that hope emerges out of the abyss. "Never, never, and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another. Let freedom reign. God bless Africa.". These are the famous words of Nelson Mandela in 1994 during his inauguration as president of the new South Africa. Nelson Mandel...
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Stories from South Africa: Cape Point, South Africa (!!!!!)
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Stories from South Africa. A trip to an inspirational, stirring, thought-provoking country on a continent far, far away. Monday, August 16, 2010. Cape Point, South Africa (! Saturday’s exhilarating excursion was perhaps “the most scenic drive in the world,” according to Peter, our native Capetonian tour guide - and I’m certainly not going to argue! We headed inland just a bit on the M65 and entered Table Mountain National Park where we saw baboons and ostriches along the the road as we traveled across th...
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Stories from South Africa: African Penguins
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Stories from South Africa. A trip to an inspirational, stirring, thought-provoking country on a continent far, far away. Thursday, August 19, 2010. These cute little birds are all black on their faces and backsides and white with speckles on their bellies. These dots are their "fingerprints" by which they can be told apart. But the sweetest thing about them is that they mate for life and are so, well, exemplary. Table mountain national park. August 22, 2010 at 7:05 PM. Hello, you penguins! Long Walk to F...
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Stories from South Africa: Tuesday Arrival
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Stories from South Africa. A trip to an inspirational, stirring, thought-provoking country on a continent far, far away. Wednesday, August 11, 2010. After a long (um,. We all gathered at the appointed spot and headed for the bus. A thirty-minute bus ride in the dark through Johannesburg took us to our upscale comfortable hotel. It's exciting and completely unreal to be in Africa, but I sure wish I could SEE it! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). South Africa Reading and Viewing. Beacon View Primary Scho...
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Stories from South Africa: Giddily Gliding into Cape Town
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Stories from South Africa. A trip to an inspirational, stirring, thought-provoking country on a continent far, far away. Sunday, August 15, 2010. Giddily Gliding into Cape Town. After Friday morning's sobering visit to the Apartheid Museum in Jo-burg, later in the day we found ourselves having just a grand old time on the airplane trip to Cape Town. It's amazing what a few glasses of wine and some altitude will do to one's spirits! I think we finally had some time for several realizations to set in:.
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Stories from South Africa: Beacon View Primary School in Cape Town
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Stories from South Africa. A trip to an inspirational, stirring, thought-provoking country on a continent far, far away. Thursday, August 19, 2010. Beacon View Primary School in Cape Town. Our People to People delegation was met by the Prefects who stood at attention along the walkway, welcomed our arrival with polite greetings and sweet smiles, and ushered us to an all-school assembly in the courtyard. We were treated to glorious songs from 1500 eager voices. My private escort then led me from class to ...
