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Exciting Times

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October 15th 2008
Hey My beloved family! Man oh man how the last three months have just whizzed past! I am fully aware that they took just as much time as any three months would usually take, but it certainly did not seem that way to me! I know it has been a long time since I last dropped you an update, and I know I am not in some far off strange destination, where people drive on the wrong side of the road, c ... read more

Africa » South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Durban

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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