hello, howzit, unjani? SO i arrived at the OR Tambo, formally Joburg Int'l Airport, yesterday morning around 7,30 am. The driver from the back packers was almost two hours late due to extreme traffic, which we experienced on the way back as well. SO this gave me time to run up to Woolworths and buy a cellphone which by the way the number is +27-73-589-5302 !!!!! so I bought some airtime and was ready to go. once the driver arrived, we tossed my bags in the minibus and headed to SOWETO. I have wanted to visit Soweto for quite some time, [View Full Entry]

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Hi all!!! Eindelijk ist zover, Anouk en ik hebben genoeg verlof opgespaard om weer serieus te gaan genieten van t leven, ditmaal in Zuid-Afrika. Ja het is onveilig, ja we gaan vermoord worden in de steden, ja we gaan opgegeten worden door leeuwen, ja we missen een been bij terugkomst door het surfen tussen de haaien, but hey, het wordt fun! Like last time kunnen jullie hier terecht voor 3-tot-5-dagelijkse pogingen tot humor en fotografie, al kan het wat langer duren eer we ditmaal een internet café vinden. laat jullie commentaren maar komen, we zullen er even hard van genieten als [View Full Entry]

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Day 26 - Jo'burg (South Africa) - 24/8/09 Woke up this morning in Damien's room knowing that it would be a very emotional day as everybody who I had been travelling with for the last 3 weeks would be heading off to Jo'burg or to Cape Town whilst I was flying down to Jo'burg to start my 5 weeks independent adventure. Everybody was waking up and I wondered over to the Anna's tent to find out what had happened to Juliette. It turns out that she had stayed out all night and still wasn’t back, I helped Anna take her tent [View Full Entry]

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I decided to spend the day exploring a bit more of Johannesburg. Although I love the South African countryside and animals I felt I should learn something of the history of the country. I booked a tour that would cover the city centre, the Apartheid Museum and Soweto. Johannesburg is a large city covering more than 2,500 km sq. It was founded after the discovery of gold in the area by Australian prospector George Harrison in 1886. Thousands of diggers rushed to the area and those who had the wealth to finance underground mines did so on a large scale. By [View Full Entry]

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hi everyone I arrived safe and well on wednesday but the internet here costs a fortune so dont think il be able to write very often! I went around soweto yesterday, a beautiful city however the poverty is stricking and when u see the children in shanty towns, well it broke my heart. I've made some friends and much to mr hancocks dismay 'got trashed' wednesday night with a group of americans. ok, im gonna have to head off but i think today will be a pool day. I really truely miss you all xxxx [View Full Entry]

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sawubona!!! (that'd be hello in zulu!) 2nd Feb, Soweto Hello again!!! Where did i leave you guys? Oh yeah, hung-over! Or at least Becky was. That was how she spend most of the day, so we took it easy, kicking back in the gardens under the shade of a big old tree. I took my camera out to try and get some photographs of the birds, they are quick little buggers though! Managed to catch the sun a little more than i would have liked, forgot about the back of my neck when i was getting busy with the sun cream. [View Full Entry]

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“I’m from the United States,” said the Black youth, surveying our reactions. I flinch at this introduction, considering our surroundings. I’m standing in Kliptown, a shantytown of sorts - a miniscule corner of Soweto just outside Johannesburg. I’m confused as to how an American teenager of any creed or culture could end up as one of the four million people living here. “I’m from the United States of Africa,” he clarifies, and I smile at his clever turn of phrase. “South Africa is all of Africa - every country, every person, we all live i [View Full Entry]

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Ah, today was much better. I arrived in Johannesburg two nights ago (Oct. 30), and it was nearly midnight by the time I got to my hostel. Yesterday was spent trying to get myself organized here and I just seemed to have one problem after another with getting money sorted, my cell phone, my camera card, my electrical adaptor, the internet . . . anyway, most things are now sorted. First thing this morning, I was picked up at my hostel by my guide, Michael. I joined 2 girls from Sweden and we went on a Soweto tour. Soweto (South Western [View Full Entry]

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Soweto, continued... Day 4 Saturday (9/6/08) we had set aside for service opportunities in Soweto. My guest house group was late to meet up with everyone at Lebo's because the van sent to pick us up was in a vehicle accident on the way to get us-- a common occurence in Joburg. When we finally arrived, we set off in two groups on walking tours of the township we were in, called Orlando West. Our group brought donations for the children in the area, so our guide, Philip, told us to bring pens and pencils with us to hand out, but [View Full Entry]

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Sawubona! (hello in Zulu) -- Days 2 though 3 The past few days have brought two extremes-- elite wealth and absolute poverty. Because this is a business-focused UW course, we are visiting multiple companies throughout South Africa, which the students have all studied and prepared for. We added to that knowledge by meeting with a lecturer for the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) to talk about the challenges and opportunities facing South African businesses. This provided a solid base for questions and understanding at our first company visit, to First National Bank in Joh [View Full Entry]

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