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I am a gypsy at heart. I love to travel whenever I can afford to take my family (husband and 2 boys) with.

I am a true child of Africa. We need the sun to be alive.

Sometimes the country scares me and I want to run but where will I find the same sun.

Live long

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Travel > Travel Diaries & Adventures (Other) The best destinations for adventure travel: 1 of 20
Botswana is one of the few African countries that has a stable government, is rich in minerals, exquisite in natural beauty and has a strong currency. Their currency is, at the moment, even stronger than the South African Rand. Even though South Africa is mostly seen as the advanced and stable country in Africa, Botswana neve... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Your way: 7 of 80
Your way on that day The sunshine came from your eyes happier than usual A moment of unprotected fun It must have scared you The truth was back a desert storm blinded blue teared eyes You moved your fingers across the ivory keys believed again for a moment a maybe smile for the ebony A cacophony of ebony and ivory a crash t... More..
Arts & Humanities > Playwrights & Plays Play reviews: Waiting for Godot - En Attendant Godot, by Samuel Beckett: 1 of 9
"I have a clear memory of my own fetal existence. It was an existence where no voice, no possible movement could free me from the agony and darkness I was subjected to." (Samuel Beckett) These words uttered by Beckett relates directly to feelings and emotions portrayed in his characters in Waiting for Godot. As with most... More..
Relationships & Family > Parents Teenagers versus adults: The struggle in understanding one another: 3 of 22
If all parents and teenagers, over the ages, could not see eye to eye there must certainly be a reason. Something other than, teenagers are just difficult or strange. The fights are always about the same issues. You can talk to any parent. The complaints are the same. They don't clean their rooms or they leave dirty dishes a... More..
Arts & Humanities > Historical Literature Book reviews: Catch-22, by Joseph Heller: 5 of 18
My first attempt at Catch 22 was not very successful. I was too young, the first few pages too confusing and the book a bit on the heavy side. Luckily with age comes a bit more brain power. The second time around I was amazed and couldn't put the book down. I giggled, laughed, cried and just wanted to tell everybody around me... More..
Arts & Humanities > Playwrights & Plays How the modern theater emerged out of the medieval church: 2 of 7
Historians and theatre practitioners have accepted the belief that theatre evolved from the ritual and particularly the Greek ritual. At the religious festival of Dionysus (Greek god of wine and fertility) the Dithyramb (hymn performed by a chorus) was the start of theatre in the 7th century BC. Later an actor stepped forward... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: When all is said & done: 2 of 6
WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE They came from afar to bring the story of a new tomorrow Captured the wind ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Art Appreciation A brief history of performance art: 1 of 3
Performance art is as old as the world itself. The common belief is that theatre, as we know it today in the Western World, evolved from the ritual, and more specifically, the Greek rituals at the Dionysus festivals. Dionysus was the god of wine and fertility. It started with the Dithyramb, a song chanted by a chorus of up to... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The loss of love: 1 of 3
Our summer melody became an autumn tale to reminisce on winter nights Only a vague memory now playing in the flames of a winter's fire I will still allow you to pick up my tears and bubble blow it over the purple stained ocean. More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Why is obesity such a widespread problem?: 8 of 20
Obesity, along with technology has become the new buzz words of the 21st century. Could there be a connection here? Think of simple physical tasks people did a couple of years ago that were replaced by machines. The other wonderful but equally dangerous elements are our well loved televisions and computers. We stay in our hou... More..