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I HATE COMPUTERS!!!!

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March 2nd 2009
But I love South Africa!!! On the first day here, I was picked up at the airport by Sister Artie (short for Artemis, she's from Cyrpess!) Cook. It took a bit of work to find her in the airport, seeing as how I'd never thought to ask for a description or picture in the emails! On the way to the house, we stopped at a petroport to get 295 rand of petrol (don't worry, it's only like thirty bucks ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg

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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