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I’m Sonja Kruse and proud to be South-African. On 31st October 2009 I set off on a solo journey around our magnificent country. A year was spent traveling by foot and by thumb (iow hiking and walking) with a backpack (33lt) a camera and a R100. Without a tent or the means to support myself, South-Africans opened their hearts and homes to me, a complete stranger. Not solo after all. Stranger, not for long.

1 year
150 families
16 different cultures
114 towns
9 provinces

13 685 km
With the goal of building bridges. We have forgotten to take note of the good things. We have forgotten about the collective consciousness. The goal was to go and collect the good stories to bring to us. To connect. To build.
I became known as the UBUNTU girl.
UMUNTU NGUMUNTU NGABANTU – People are people through people
We can benefit from the many positive stories gathered along the way. The book is being written