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make that TWO!

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town July 5th 2006

LeylaEmm

Exciting!!! Two offers at Uni now!! Count Melbourne in too! woo hoo! ... read more

2 Day, Cape of Good Hope

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town June 28th 2006

Cape of good hope

Swissair84

Heute morgen um 7.00 mussten wir bereits beim Fruestueck sein! Geschlafen habe ich nicht schlecht, obwohl es saukalt im Zimmer war. Somit musste ich schon diese Nacht meinen Schlafsack auspacken....brrrrr Beim Fruehstueck traf ich auf meine Reisegruppe, welche mich die naechsten 3 Wochen begleiten wird. Wir sind tatsaechlich nur zu 6! Ab Windhoek sogar nur noch zu 5. 4 Personen (Robert, Vitesh, Jessica und Stefanie) kommen aus England, 1 Person (Wolfgang) kommt aus Deutschland. Sind eine super truppe im Alter von 19 bis ca. 52. Nach den Formalitaeten etc. ging es auch schon los richtung Hout Bay welches am Kap liegt. Es ist wirklich eine wunderschoene Strecke und Kapstadt gefiel mir immer besser. In Hout Bay konnten wir am Strand spazieren und den Hafen besichtigen. Nach einer Stunde ging es auch schon wieder weiter Richtung Kap ... read more

First day in cape town

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town June 27th 2006

Cape Town

Swissair84

Hallo zusammen Netterweise hat mich der Administrator dieser Seite darauf aufmerksam gemacht, dass ich also in allen Sprachen mein Tagebuch schreiben kann... wirklich seeeeehr nett! Am Montag bin ich gut agbgeflogen nach den ich doch noch ein bisschen in den Stress kam, da ich ja unbedingt mein Gottechind welches am Sonntag auf die Welt kam noch besuchen wollte. Joelle Angelina ist also das suesseste Baby welches ich je gesehen habe! Der Flug nach Frankfurt war kurz und ok. In Frankfurt hatte ich genuegend Zeit um umzusteigen da auch mein Anschlussflug verspaetung hatte. Der Flug nach Johannesburg war mir sehr schnell vorgekommen. Die South African Airline ist wirklich super! Sehr freundlich und auch der Airbus A340 ist sehr komfortabel, hat sogar jeder einen eigenen Fernseher, und mann kann die Landung und den Start life mitverfolgen, da eine ... read more

a little bit backwards

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town June 20th 2006

LeylaEmm

Well! Many adventures have been had since my last update and it might take me awhile to recall them all! Last weekend's agenda was tweaked a little to omit surfing and include a visit to the Two Oceans Aquarium instead. The aquarium and its exhibits are really beautiful... it focuses on, as its name suggests, the two oceans that converge at the bottom of the cape - the Atlantic & the Indian. Our visit to Themba Care, the children's AIDS hospice, was different than we had all imagined. The facilities are gorgeous - they seem to have a lot more money to spend than Sarah Fox - and most the children seemed to be doing really really well on account of their anti-retroviral drug regimes. It was a basically the same as a spending a few ... read more

marshmallow hands

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town June 7th 2006

LeylaEmm

These kids are a parent's worst nightmare. a) for their perpetual runny noses b) for their icky sticky hands haha This is my third week into "saving kids" at the hospital. And by "saving kids" I mean saving them from EACH OTHER. The hospital is quite small and separated into two wards: one for the itty-bitties (1yr old) and one for the other kiddies (1-12ish years). In the kid's ward there is also a section at the back for the burn children. There are play areas/rooms in each ward and an on-site school for the older kids or the ones who are too much to handle and need some structure. As Sarah Fox is a convalescent hospital, the children are generally returning to health and/or undergoing long medication regimes (like 6 mos of meds for TB) ... read more

the deep

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town June 7th 2006

LeylaEmm

Whoo Hoo! I am excited for this weekend :) Apart from Becky's departure back to England, the rest of us are going to hit the beach in Muizenburg & surf up a storm. Saturday morning will also be punctuated by a visit to Themba Care, a Children's AIDS Hospice close to Sarah Fox. Saturday night we plan on staying in town at a GORGEOUS hostel we have frequented before. It is a HUGE lovely victorian-era mansion with 2 enormous verandas, tall tall ceilings, wide hallways and safari-esque decor. It reminds me of being really rich and wearing one of those authentic safari hats and having Jeeves pull up from the dusty desert in a green, top-less Land Rover while shady men smoke cigars and trade poached skins and horns in the back room and I, in ... read more

details details

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town June 6th 2006

LeylaEmm

For everyone who is curious, here is a run-down of the organizations & such involved in my journey France rebuilding medieval villages La Sabranenque www.sabranenque.com *near Avignon in the south of France *1 month & 1 week programs or combine for desired length of stay *accomodation in fantastic restored medeival buildings on site *great food (think wine & cheese), ambiance & views of vineyards from the mountainside They also have a program in Italy. Sessions in the summer are mostly one month in length... but in May it was PERFECT weather, not too hot South Africa meaningful travel - volunteering i-to-i www.i-to-i.com Browse their website for tonnes of info. I am really happy with them so far. They seem to be an o... read more

the ankle's back!

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town June 1st 2006

The View

LeylaEmm

Well Hello! I haven't updated in awhile but there is so much to say, it seems a little daunting! I have posted pictures that one of the girls has uploaded from her camera. I will have to make this entry quick! (surprise, surprise) Right now I am manning the front desk/reception/switchboard at Sarah Fox because the regular receptionist is sick... time is running out to waste away the afternoon on the web because our ride comes soon. Well, my ankle is back! I haven't mentioned anything up until now to stem the worry from mum - Hiking in France I got a horrible horrible blister. Draining it (yes, with a sterile needle) was ok until after another day working on the slope, carting rocks across "the great wall of St. Victor la Coste" HIGH HIGH up ... read more

hello again world!

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town May 31st 2006

LeylaEmm

Hello Everyone! This is just to say that an update is coming soon! ... I have been working hard at finishing up post-grad application essays & cvs... but can only stay in the cafe for so long because it gets dark by 6pm & we must be in before dark. oh the wild wild streets of Athlone (not really). www.athlone.co.za I will also have some pictures to post too! exciting! bye for now!... read more

a dream becomes reality

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town May 27th 2006

Cape Town's Table Mountain

puravida

a big jambo to all! (hello in kiswahili) i hope this finds everyone doing fabulously! its been about six weeks since my last entry and in that time i have been getting to know the glorious continent of africa. 'safari' in kiswahili means journey, and the last month has been exactly that. it was a bittersweet moment to leave buenos aires at the end of april. 4+ months of exploring south america had been exhilarating, challenging, and rewarding. it was the perfect start to this trip and helped to instill a strong sense of adventure and travel confidence. buenos aires, which back on January 3rd seemed a mirage of all things different and intriguing, had transformed into a home away from home. i felt a moderate amount of trepidation about leaving (which literally flushed itself out ... read more

Brief history of South Africa

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...more history

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