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Friday, April 3, 2009

Where I'm hanging my hat ...

For two more weeks that is. That is the house I've been staying in since arriving in Okahandja. The interesting part about this is more about where it is. During the aparthied/South African rule before independence this house was situated in what was called a 'location'. How it worked was that the white people where located in the center of town. Then the best way to explain it would be to envision an outer ring around the center. In there was generally where the mix raced people resided. Outside that would be the black Africans in another ring, so to speak. Again their area was called a 'location' and the name is still in use to this day. The locations at that time were divided along tribal lines. The location where I am staying is called Budget Homes and it was settled by the Ovambo/Oshiwambo tribe people. Two more weeks in the location then off to the bush.

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