'I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs
be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.'- Nelson Mandela
11 Febraury 1990 Nelson Mandela was released from Victor Verster Prison in Paarl, Western Cape after being incarcerated for 27 years. On that same day, from Cape Town, he delivered a speech to the people of South Africa and to the world. The quote above is the conclusion of that speech where he quotes "his own words" from his trial in 1964. For a transcript of the whole speech you can go to:
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About Me
- Megan aka Mmapula Reamogetse
- In July 2007 I left my home in Austin, Texas and flew to South Africa to start my training as a Peace Corps Volunteer. In September 2007 I became an official volunteer and began living and working in Metz Village, Limpopo. This is a chronicle of my journey, discovering things about myself, South Africa, and the world. The opinions expressed are my own and do not reflect those of the Peace Corps or the U.S. Government.
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PO Box 325
Moetladimo 0891
South Africa
PO Box 325
Moetladimo 0891
South Africa
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Books I've Read
- The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
- Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez
- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
- Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
- Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
- New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
- The Color of Water by James McBride
- The Girls by Lori Lansens
- Wicked by Gregory Maguire
- The Village of Waiting by George Packer
- The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
- Dear Exile by Hilary Liftin and Kate Montgomery
- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
- The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
- The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
- The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
- prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
- The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve
- The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
- Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
- Friends, Lovers, Chocolate by Alexander McCall Smith
- Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
- For One More Day by Mitch Albom
- the way the crow flies by Ann-Marie MacDonald
- The Chosen by Chaim Potok
- Atonement by Ian McEwan
- Border Music by Robert James Waller
- Marley and Me by John Grogan
- Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
- The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
- Lucky Man by Michael J. Fox
- The Hottest State by Ethan Hawke
- Love Falls by Esther Freud
- A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
- The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
- The Unheard by Josh Swiller
- We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
- Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
- Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
- P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
- Angels by Marian Keyes
- Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
- Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
- The Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
- Love is a Mixtape by Rob Sheffield
- The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
- The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
- A Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
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