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?â€
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 [...]
Letter from the Editors
Dear Buchters!
How fast time is blowing by. Already it is November and the second issue of the Buchter News is hot off the press. What a month it has been here in Luderitz! Our windy little town has been abuzz with speed challenge competitors busy breaking records and enjoying life in the Bucht, and who wouldn’t? [...]
Round About a Month in Luderitz
Where on earth has the last month gone? Days are whizzing past like windsurfers and already I feel we have been here forever. England seems impossibly far away but in some ways this windy corner of the Namib reminds me of home. The unpredictable weather, open spaces and friendly faces. However despite certain similarities, there’s [...]
First Impressions
‘You cry twice in Luderitz, once when you arrive and once when you leave’ is something I have found to be the towns main motto for any newcomers. It was not the greatest of days when we turned up. Full of excitement after a week spent in sunny Windhoek we step out of the car [...]
Letter from the editors
Hello fellow Buchters!
First of all we would like to introduce ourselves. This year your ‘Buchter girls’ are Jess Christiansen from Lancaster in Northern England and Emily Keen from Bath in Southern England. Secondly, we would like to thank you all who have given us such a warm welcome to the town that is going [...]
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