"Informal Settlement"

I met the first lady.

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August 1st 2009
More than another week has passed, and I’m still loving Stellenbosch. I’m learning about the difference between traveling and studying abroad. Traveling is about moving around, seeing and experiencing everything I can before the sad day comes too quickly when I have to leave to go back. I guess that still somewhat applies to studying abroad, except that in the midst of the trips to Cape Poi ... read more

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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