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M's -US- Blog: A Reflection on The Pre-Iowa Experience: Pre-Departure and Traveling
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A blog about a South African's wanderings and experiences in the United States of America, in and around Washington, DC; Ames and Des Moines, IA; and Atlanta, GA. Monday, 07 July 2008. A Reflection on The Pre-Iowa Experience: Pre-Departure and Traveling. Now, if you were imagining a very chaotic, very confusing situation riddled with conflict and misunderstandings, I won't necessarily hold it against you because, I must admit, that was what I was imagining myself when I first heard of our US trip! I must...
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Opportunity to Fail | In To Africa
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Tales of a Virginia Yankee in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. July 2, 2009. I have begun writing about education in South Africa ( here. It is a system caught between two worlds, as is much of the rest of South Africa. From South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF). It neatly summarizes the charge to the faculty: to be the premier university of African scholarship . Did I mention that an undergraduate degree in South Africa is three years? Basically, university professors are supposed to write resea...
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Ultra Marathon, Anyone? | In To Africa
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Tales of a Virginia Yankee in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Ultra Marathon, Anyone? June 5, 2009. Some places in this world are famous for many things and other places for just a few, or perhaps only one, but every place is famous for. One of the somethings that Pietermartizburg is famous for is the Comrades Marathon. What some call “The Worlds Greatest Race”. What is an ultramarathon? You might ask, who would sign up to run in a 55 mile race on extremely hilly terrain in Africa? There was at least one th...
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South Africa Resources | In To Africa
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Tales of a Virginia Yankee in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Here are some of the books, movies and music that we have been taking in for the last few months in preparation for our visit to South Africa. 8220;Long Walk To Freedom”, Nelson Mandela. 8220;Kaffir Boy”, Mark Mathabane. 8220;I Write What I Like”, Steve Biko. 8220;The Passing Summer: A South African Pilgrimage in the Politics of Love”, Michael Cassidy. 8220;Rabble Rouser for Peace”, John Allen (Autobiography of Rev. Desmond Tutu). Build a website...
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Videos | In To Africa
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Tales of a Virginia Yankee in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Scenes from South Africa. Cape Town, KZN, 10.08). Scottsville, PMB, 1.09). KZN, 1.09). KZN/Lesotho, 3.09). In Search of the Big Five. Hluhluwe-Imfolozi, 3.09). KZN, 3.09). Four Months in Four Minutes. Cape Town/KZN/Lesotho, 2008-09). Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out.
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Conveniently Situated - Paradiso Guesthouse
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Tel: 27 21 715 8701. No 6 Purcell Way, Kreupelbosch. Constantia, Cape Town, Western Cape. The Courtyard Room B&B. Self-Catering Two Bedroom Cottage. To our visitors, it is a pleasure to welcome you to Constantia, Cape Town’s Vineyard a picturesque valley nestled beneath the Table Mountain National Park and commanding vistas of the Constantiaberg and Table Mountain ranges. Paradiso Guesthouse is proud to be a member of Constantia Valley. Raquo; More information about Constantia Valley. Fantastic staff....
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There Has Got To Be A Way–Burning Down the House | In To Africa
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Tales of a Virginia Yankee in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. There Has Got To Be A Way–Burning Down the House. May 22, 2009. With better education, lack of education is a root cause of many of these issues. I have a friend. Amy Murray is her name. She is a graduate student at UKZN in psychology. Child of an American missionary who started Masikane Baptist Church. And was in fact present for one of the Tar Heel celebrations. Things soon went south. The students decided to strike over conditions in the s...
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Worst Parents-Best Tar Heel Fans of the Year | In To Africa
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Tales of a Virginia Yankee in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Worst Parents-Best Tar Heel Fans of the Year. April 12, 2009. We have been nominated for the coveted “Worst Parents/Best Tar Heel Fans of the Year Award”. It is an award given annually to the family that displays the qualities of outstanding loyalty to the UNC Tar Heels, but in the process inflicts untold psychological damage upon their children–damage which may require decades of counseling and medication. Arrive fifteen minutes later. Total...
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A Tale of Three Schools | In To Africa
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Tales of a Virginia Yankee in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. A Tale of Three Schools. July 2, 2009. For all of the challenges facing tertiary educators. In the Scottsville suburb of Pietermaritzburg would be a good example of this type of school. Less than 10 km away from Epworth lies the townships of Mpumalelo and Edendale. I have already written about the student strike. What is left can only be described as a shambles. Broken windows and desks,. This is the justification given by the student leaders as ...
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January | 2010 | In To Africa
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Tales of a Virginia Yankee in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. SA Matric Rates Released. January 8, 2010. News of the week. The matric rates for SA were released this week. After much anticipation…much disappointment. Matric rates have fallen for the sixth year in a row to 60.6%. The DA pointed out that the national pass rate has actually dropped by over 10% since 2004. Here is a report from. Leading up to the matric results entitled “ South Africa Damned By Its Schools. A “ national disgrace. JMU Center for...
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