BE PROUD OF WHO YOU ARE
Accents are fascinating things that make every country and even individuals, unique. Recently speaking with people from home in the UK, it has led me to think about how amazing they are.
If you visit a country and listen to the indigenous accents you will most likely be enthralled by them. If you listen to a [...]
HOW SUBLIME
I’ve lived in Namibia for seven months now as an American volunteer at an environmental education centre called NaDEET. In December and January I hitchhiked and couchsurfed throughout Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa. This week marks my second holiday since living in the Namib Desert and I’ve decided to spend it in Lϋderitz with my [...]
WHO ARE LUDERITZ’ LEARNERS?
A typical scene at Luderitz Secondary School:
The bell rings and learners file into the classroom as a teacher stands by the black board, chalk poised, ready to begin.
But who are the learners? Do they consist only of those behind desks?
Coming from the UK where we would use the term “students”, I find this term “learners” [...]
What Brings You Here?
6 months ago your Buchter girls boarded flights from Heathrow terminal 2 and made their way to a windy corner of the Namib, Luderitz Bucht of all places. This month, find out why.
People come to Africa for all sorts of reasons. Usually though it seems to be that they are searching for something. Maybe [...]
Is Life Going Too Fast?
I want you to think of cars racing around a track. They don’t know how fast they’re going because all the others are going at the same speed. They need to slow down so that they can see things more clearly. So that they can take time to look at the more important things… the [...]
The Real Thing
Life in Luderitz at times can feel almost European: the smart waterfront, rows of shops and unpredictable weather, but I must ask, can this relatively modern town be “The Real Africa?”
Six weeks ago we left Luderitz and travelled north along the Caprivi strip. Stepping into the Caprivi felt like we had stepped back in time. [...]
If Music be the Food for Love…
This month love is in the air with Valentine’s Day just around the corner. Those who have ever had the fortune/misfortune (delete as appropriate) to fall in love will know the associated symptoms of eternal butterflies, loss of all appetite, tingles, unexpected giggles and dizzying sweats that accompany this beautiful sickness. The very phrase [...]
The Evolution of Resolutions
A new year’s resolution can be defined as a commitment that an individual makes to a personal goal, project or the reforming of a bad habit. But do they work?
As we entered 2011, I contemplated how I could improve myself and it made me wonder, should we make just one or two resolutions and hope [...]
Is Luderitz Doing Enough?
The Buchter Girls go on an investigative project to find out how easy it is to get tested for HIV/AIDS in Luderitz.
In relation to World AIDS Day on 1st December we decided to find out what really happens during the process of testing for HIV/AIDS. We went to Luderitz hospital to investigate. We found that [...]
From the Buchters
On 31st October, Luderitz went into a coma. I wokeup that morning to a whole town without electricity and for me, it was very bizarre!
The impact it had on the society was huge. It was the same day that the kite surfers had fled the town too so it really was desolate. I took a [...]
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