Category Archives: Observations

Travel Tips and Advice

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Dana

This post is for those brave souls who are thinking about getting on a plane and coming this way. Getting Here I believe Dutch Airline KLM has the best prices for the January to March time frame.  Based on some … Continue reading →

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I Saw a Pangolin!

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Dana

We are just back from (another) weekend at a safari lodge; this time we traveled with 25 members of Steve’s workplace team. I know you all will be terribly excited to hear I saw a Pangolin! “A what?” you say? … Continue reading →

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Adaptation and Understanding

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Dana

I’ve now been a resident of South Africa for 9 months.  I have come a very long way – there are still eons and light year ahead. I have had a chance to experience the truth that we humans are … Continue reading →

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An African Christmas Story

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Dana

Happy New Year from South Africa. Steve and I have done a good bit of traveling since I last posted. We’ve been to the beaches of the Indian Ocean in Durban. We’ve slept on an Nguni cattle farm near Pietermaritzburg … Continue reading →

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Roots and Lies in Africa

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Dana

  We are beginning to put down the thinnest and most delicate of roots here in Africa. We’ve been invited to a local family celebration and plucked the web of romantic destiny.  We’ve also been reminded that we are foreigners, … Continue reading →

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Culture Shock is Making Me Irritable

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Dana

  Culture is the collective mental programming distinguishing people in one group from people in other groups* I am making progress. I have moved through the “honeymoon” stage of adjustment  into the “culture shock” phase.  This second stage is not … Continue reading →

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Money and Misery in Mozambique

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Dana

  Mozambique was all very lovely. The trouble with lovely is it doesn’t make a good story.  Conflict makes for good reading. So let me tell you about our angst. Internal Conflict in Mozambique The trouble with our lovely resort … Continue reading →

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Botswana Bamboozelment

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Dana

Settling into Life in Africa Upon our return from Botswana I’ve made an effort at normalization.  I’ve started driving around; made an attempt to improve our internet connection; started cooking at home and working out.  This attempt at normalization has … Continue reading →

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Return To Africa

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Dana

The fourth of July was just another day here in South Africa; though we did meet “the boys” for wings at Hooters here in Johannesburg.  The Americans all wore red, white, and blue and the waitress wished us a happy … Continue reading →

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The Cricket Match

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Dana

By my second week, I have established some semblance of a routine.  I’ve started driving myself around and I am, in some cases, able to find answers to my own questions. Here is one of my adventures. On Friday I … Continue reading →

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