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Rural Homestay

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October 21st 2006
Our last homestay for the semester was in a rural setting in villages where one of our professors coincidently was from. He just moved back from living in America for 28 years- yet the families we were staying with were already his family. I was most excited to get an "authentic" experience with this homestay...but also a little nervous since I had no idea what I was getting into. I was in Otjo ... read more

Africa » Namibia

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South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla gr... ... read more