City Lodge Bloemfontein

Cnr Nelson Mandela Drive & Parfitt Avenue, Bloemfontein, Free State, 9300, South Africa | 3 star hotel

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Une Ville Afrikaner Universitaire

A travel blog entry by maa3

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... table, blancs, noir et métis riaient de bon coeur... ce ne sont la que de petits exemples mais qui parlent... partout a travers cette cité universitaire on voit des panneaux affichant: LET US BUILD THIS NATION TOGETHER ou THE UNIVERSITY, HEALTH OR OUR NATION... LE TON EST DONNÉ... HIER, ON A INAUGURÉ UNE GRANDE STATUE DE NELSON MANDELA a Bloefontein, une ville très afrikaner... un signe des temps

Averil et Andréont souligné ma fete ce midi lors d'un ...

Viva Madiba!!

A travel blog entry by tanyaovea

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... Here, we often live in a prison, a prison of fear, but you have started dreaming of a different kind of community." Hearing Tutu and Solms exchange stories and perceptions of the event and life experience was incredible. Tutu said that he was fine to go and speak at the charter service, but that he didn't expect much, but was delighted at the mixed crowd and commitment to really creating the type of community that they spoke of in the charter. (if ...

The Children are Our Future

A travel blog entry by tanyaovea

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... referred to as a 'formerly disadvantaged school' post apartheid to acknowledge that apartheid had caused its current state, but in the 18 years post apartheid it didn't look like much had changed. At the end of our visit, the UFS staff had brought a tree for the visitors to plant to mark our time together. It was a sweet gesture, and Monroe from NYU helped in the presentation, but I couldn't help thinking, 'wouldn't it be better to give money to the school?'. A tree for a place ...

Back in Bloemfontein

A travel blog entry by tanyaovea

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... seems to love to talk. Anytime Rudi leads a session, we know that he will say that we will get a chance to comment, but inevitably, that chance will be cut down to about 10 minutes at the end. This time, he did share a great powerpoint that gave us more information about the direction that they are hoping to go - and provided a lot of time for folks to ask questions and share perspectives. The portfolio of a Dean of Students at UFS, is more like that of a Vice President of ...

A Leisurely Morning...Sort Of.

A travel blog entry by tanyaovea

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... traditional food and hear traditional music. The only part that frustrated my simple feminist mind that whenever food was served up until the 1800s, the men of the village were served first. I knew it was a custom, but having my focus be gender for the week, I could easily take that back to my group for conversation and talk about how this might have influenced current African culture. I enjoyed the village and the chance to learn a bit more, plus ...

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This 3 star hotel, located on Cnr Nelson Mandela Drive & Parfitt Avenue, Bloemfontein, is near Gariep Dam Nature Reserve.
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