Ya Dakk - I guess I didn't interpret you correctly there, and I apologise! I totally get the living in a small rural location, I grew up in a tiny village in Scotland, and used to feed the cows in the fields and play in the grass, just outside the house, so I do know how idyllic that is and it defo a better environmrnt for your wee girl than S.A from the sounds of it and when I moved to the city it is a big diff and you appear to acknowledge that.

I really have taken on board what you have said, and i'm not 100% either way, but if I was to get in, it would be a once in a lifetime oppurtunity aswell! Its a shame about the allocation of places, it should be based on merit - with maybe a proportion of allocated place for people from tougher backgrounds.

I must say, before I considered S.A, I didn't know much, if anything about the politics over there, but since doing some reading, it is so disapointing to disciver all the greed and corruption and inaction at crucial times, esp the recent violence against foreigners. The only bonus, is that it is getting international coverage and may just *force* them to do something and bring about some positive changes.