Ballito Manor
102B Compensation Beach Road, Ballitoville, Ballito, 4420 Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, 4420, South Africa
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Elephants
This morning we drove a small games reserve. Our first encounter with elephants! What a sight.We were very close to them, I have good photos.
We are now close to the airport near Durban, a huge city, actually one of the busiest ports in the world. Large Indian population, Indians were brought in by the Brits to work and stayed on to establish the largest Indian community outside of India.
I am writing this on Ken's laptop in my room ...
School
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I told a group of older children about the snow and walking in deep snow and getting dressed and they laughed.
The children played the clarinet for us and sang and danced. They proudly sang their national anthem and we followed with ours.
We had heard that their photocopying machine was broken and they rely heavily on it since textbooks are sparse. We collected money from our group and gave it to the principal. I had brought some postcards of Ottawa and gave ...
Umuntu ngmuntu ngabantu
... Zulu it is suppose to reveal something about your personality. I received my first Zulu name yesterday. Apparently I am "the one who laughs fully and beautifully" haha. Anyways, the phrase in the title is something that I have just started to experience this weekend, and its totally blown me away. The phrase “Umuntu ngmuntu ngabantu” roughly translates to “a person is only a person through other people.” This phrase is ...
Umgeni Bird Park
... gave me the chance to get a good look at a Hornbil, King Vulture, Malibu Stork and White Cheeked Owl. They even came as close to me as about 30 centremetres, running along the ground.
The rest of my time there was spent checking out the other birds; different types of Hornbill, Parrots, Flamengoes, Ducks, Toucans and more.
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Canada's King of Vuvuzelas is off work today!
... confirmed. Yesterday I came across his wife and sister at the Holland v Japan game. The camera doesn't lie.
Tomorrow I am going to the beach to rework my predictions for this auspicious event and seek opinions on Sth African life to see just how their history/experience differs from what we have been fed over the last 50+ years. I want to know how people are adapting and why they seem to think it may all go terribly wrong.
Sounds like a good day at the office?
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