ready...set...

......and I'm off

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July 26th 2010
Never ever have I ever..... Blogged. But I'm about to embark on my dream journey, and I've got to share it with my favorite friends and family since you all have, in some way or another, supported and encouraged my crazy ideas. I leave Thursday for Cape Town, South Africa for the next 5.5 weeks. I will be spending the first 3 weeks volunteering with Cross Cultural Solutions, doing ther ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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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