These signs are all over town

Leaving...

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June 7th 2008
Finished my exams. Finished my thesis. I'm done with college and it's an awesome feeling. But I'm leaving Rhodes today which is not so awesome. I can't believe how fast this semester went by, and I'm going to miss everyone here so much. Thank god for Facebook. I've got two weeks of solo traveling ahead of me: Kruger Park (for game drives, hoping to see the Big 5!), hopefully a day in Swazila ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Grahamstown

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more