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Coming from the airport… | Rotary In Botswana
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Travels in Southern Africa. Botswana’s Neighbor To the East. New Year, 4 Countries →. Coming from the airport…. December 9, 2008. VW Chico circa 1991. You can still buy these new in Southern Africa. As it ended up (and appropriatly enough following up on my last blog post from over a month ago) I ended up with the Zims in my car. We had the following conversation. Me: “So where do you go to school? Lucy: “University of Zimbabwe”. Me: “Oh, I see”. Lucy: “But we don’t have any lecturers”. You are commentin...
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New Year, 4 Countries | Rotary In Botswana
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Travels in Southern Africa. Coming from the airport…. Train Across Tanzania →. New Year, 4 Countries. January 18, 2009. This is like when you witness something that sets off a series of thoughts which allow you to feel as if you can and should do something to help out. That is why I believe that most everyone privilaged enough to travel should read about where they are going, and who they might encounter. Maybe start with a map. Kigali Mini-Bus Station on New Years eve. Coming from the airport…. Fill in ...
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Strike at University of Botswana | Rotary In Botswana
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Travels in Southern Africa. Strike at University of Botswana. February 4, 2009. Since last Thursday a strike has been brewing among undergraduate students at the University of Botswana. The students are upset about the following issues (there may be more but this is what I am aware of):. Students who failed courses last year are not getting their government allowances for retaking those courses. Students are being forced to live on campus even though some of them want to live off campus. February 5, 2009...
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Travels in Southern Africa | Rotary In Botswana
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Travels in Southern Africa. Travels in Southern Africa. CAPE TOWN BY BUS. A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate enough to go with Matt to visit the furthest south of the equator I have ever been: Cape Town, South Africa. Table Mountain: Best Landmark Ever. Which is an amazing colonial style town in the middle of the country. There is also the Stellenbosch. Area where South African wine is grown. Check out the where the grape pickers live:. Wine Test: what goes good with nothing to eat for dinner? Was at ...
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Train Across Tanzania | Rotary In Botswana
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Travels in Southern Africa. New Year, 4 Countries. Strike at University of Botswana →. January 25, 2009. At the Dar es Salaam railway station the boarding platform was a sultry with wet air and bad attitudes. Pushing, juggling infants, sneaking past the gate guards, and knocking down police barricades was fair game for 3rd class passengers of the Tanzanian Railways Corporation’s. This women pulled up a chair to find a breeze next to the window. Hanging out the window was my favorite train-based activity.
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Rotary | Rotary In Botswana
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Travels in Southern Africa. The Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship. Is an undergraduate and postgraduate one year study-abroad and cultural-sharing abroad award. I will be visiting Rotary Clubs in the region and identifying matching grant projects. If you belong to Rotary and are interested in matching grants or other Rotary projects send me an email: grahamsowa *at* gmail *dot* com. I am a guest of the Gaborone Rotary Club. In Botswana which is part of Rotary District 9250. Rafa with some club members....
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Botswana’s Neighbor To the East | Rotary In Botswana
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Travels in Southern Africa. Coming from the airport… →. Botswana’s Neighbor To the East. November 3, 2008. While I have not yet been to Zimbabwe, I have met refugees from there and talked to enough people who have visited there to collect some first hand accounts. I am not going to delve into the history of the situation, but if you truly want to gain an understanding of what is going on there you must read the history. What did they buy in Botswana? Link to full report is 2/3 the way down the page).
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Travels in Southern Africa. Newer posts →. October 1, 2008. Daily train from Gaborone to Francistown. Did I mention I had a 70 pound backpack? And it was pushing 110 degrees F? So we would sit out on the salt pan during the day and watch the horizon melt, then reform, distant rocks looked as though they were floating, and at high noon heat the heat waves off of the salt in the distance made it look as though we could tell the earth was spinning as fast as it is. Continue reading →. September 29, 2008.
