My Day at My Teacher's House Photo 2

My Day at My Teacher's House

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February 8th 2010
Yesterday I, along with the other two girls at my school, went to my teacher’s house to celebrate the 1st birthday of her daughter. She let me try on the traditional Herero dress. It had 6 layers of fabric and took about 10 minutes to put on. There was a matching necklace and earrings that came with the dress and the head piece. I sat in it for about 30 minutes and was sweating profusely bec ... read more

Africa » Namibia » Windhoek

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South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla gr... ... read more