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Apartheid

December 30, 2009 By 6 Comments
Apartheid

To say apartheid was segregation is an understatement. A state-sponsored policy until 1994, apartheid impacted the lives of every South African, black, white or colored. Yes, I said colored. What is a derogatory word, and unpleasant reminder of our past in the United States, is actually a socially accepted means of categorizing people of mixed [...]

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Cricket Part II, ties suck.

December 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Cricket Part II, ties suck.

Missed Cricket Part I?  Click Here. And that is the information we knew upon entering the final day of a five day test match against England. On day 4 South Africa ran up a large lead in runs which they assumed (correctly in this case) that England would not be able to catch up to [...]

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Foodie Friday: Braai & Boerewors

December 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Foodie Friday: Braai & Boerewors

One of the things we missed out on while we were in Argentina was taking part in an asado. This is the Argentine version of our Bar-B-Q and although we’d had enough meat we would have liked to enjoy one first-hand during our 6 weeks in the country. Imagine our surprise then when on day [...]

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Cricket, for Americans Part I

December 24, 2009 By 6 Comments
Cricket, for Americans Part I

Yes, that’s the game that reminds those of us from the States of Baseball, only it takes longer and they have a break for tea-time. Well we manage to go to the 5th day of a “test match” this past Sunday, South Africa vs. England, and learned a bit so here is the official Tobias [...]

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