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the not-so skydiving effort

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March 3rd 2008
I know some of you have heard that I didn’t go skydiving. For those of you that haven’t heard, here’s the story. The day before skydiving I woke up and didn’t feel 100%. I was hoping I just had a bug of some kind and it would pass. I hiked Table Mountain, which was amazing, and I felt fine. That evening was the ballet, so I got dressed up and headed out. Around intermission I started feeli ... 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