When: March 13th, 2020 @ 2:00am CST
Where: Cape Town, South Africa
Who: Julie - connections with touring company
Julie has been teaching 13 year-olds for 4 years. She prefers to teach her students outside to see the animals. She lives in Cape Town, where they generally speak British. Her 14 year-olds learn 3 languages: English, Afrikaans, and German. There are 11 official languages in South Africa. Cape Town is a very populous city full of people and architecture. They eat low-fat and low-carb carbohydrates, meat (like BBQ), and hybrid dishes, such as Dutch cooking mixed with Indian ingredients. Children can go to safaris and see all the 'big' animals. Cities are somewhat like America, except there is a higher rate of crime, and of course the economy is less compared to America's. The closest ocean to her is 5 minutes away by car. It's the Atlantic Ocean, and the Indian Ocean is 3 hours away. It's very diverse including races, languages, religion, culture, and people all together. She describes her country as a 'rainbow' country. You need a visa to visit there, and due to the fact that we are under 18, we of course need an adult to accompany us. Some historical places in Cape Town are the Castle of Good Hope, Sa Cultural History Museum, and King's Blockhouse. Meat is a very big thing in Africa, along with salad and vegetables. The scariest thing she has ever seen is a lion killing a zebra and then devouring it! Table Top Mountains are older than the Rockies and were formed due to plate tectonics.
