teaching

Mission in Mariazell

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March 28th 2006
We travelled about 2 hrs in the truck to go and teach at this Catholic mission station called Mariazell High School. We didn't know what to expect, what we'd be teaching or how long we'd be there for - you kinda have to go with the flow in Africa - I am learning! When we arrived we had a tour of the place (it's up in the mountains - with breathtaking views and awesome sunsets ans sunrises - wh ... 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