Leaving the hostel

Morning Children- Pull up a plastic garden chair and we'll begin.

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October 6th 2006
My nose is peeling and my teaching tallents are exhausted! Day two at the school: School starts 7:45......... but the teachers don't arrive till 8:30, so we start then instead. First period is an hour... but the bell doesn't go, so we do 2 and half hours instead. Unfortunately this is the lesson I was asked to cover- TWO and a HALF HOURS teaching SPELLING. I can't spell that well myself ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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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