Gonubie

My First Weekend

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June 26th 2011
I arrived in East London, South Africa on Friday June 23rd around 11:30 am in the morning. The beginning of my trip was a little rough. I didn’t set my alarm correctly and actually changed the time on my clock when I went to bed Thursday night. I woke up to Spaz, my cat, licking my face. I looked at the clock and I had overslept by quite a bit. I jumped out of bed and found that my clock was 40 ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » East London

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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