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Dec 2009
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AT#211 - Travel to Johannesburg, South A...

CHRIS CHRISTENSEN
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The Amateur Traveler talks to Ilana Fayerman from Project Explorer about Johannesburg, South Africa. Project Explorer creates educational videos for kids and Ilana is one of the video hosts. She traveled to Johannesburg to meet its people, experience its culture and eat something very weird (see picture). She will take us on a virtual tour of neighborhoods l ... Show More
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