Thursday, February 9, 2012

M7: Modern South Africa

               This week I get to go back to South Africa, but my little rhino buddy I found last mission had to stay home at my mansion. :( Oh well. This week I have to go around South Afirca and find out what it is like to live in South Africa's 3 capital's. Cape Town the Legilative Capital, Pretorio the executive capital, and Bloemfontein the judical capital. First I will be vistiting Cape Town. This scares me because it is consistintly rated in the top 10 of most dangerous cities...
               When I get in Cape Town I put on my hood and run to a cab, and quickly tell him to go. That's how frightened I was of Cape Town, those people really freaked me out. I had no idea of what to expect. This a capital so you would think that the security would be better, but also since it's the capital there are more reasons to start riots, fights, etc. Even though I was scared I had a mission to do: I needed to see what it is like to live here. if you want to go to school in South Africa Cape Town ha a lot of options. Cape Town has 3 different Public University's. The University of Cape Town (UCT), The University of the Western Cape (UWC), and The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT).
               I am glad I am done with the threat of being killed and now I am in Bloemfontein. It is really hot here. The average high for the year is 75 degrees F and the average low is 46 degrees F, but its in January and here February is one of the hottest months it averages around 59-84 degrees F. This is a bad transition from a rainy place (Portland) to a hot place (Bloemfontein).
                 Now I am in Pretoria and I am glad to be out of the cooking pot. In Pretoria there are a total of 9 museums they are The African Window, Freedom Park, The Kruger House, The Mapungubwe Museum,The Melrose House,

6 comments:

  1. I'm so glad to see you can still be friends with your rhino! But on the sad side, where are your vocab words?

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  2. Your Rhino is quite the faithful friend, but where is the vocab?

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  3. I like how your rhino had stay in your mansion. I also like how you visit all three of the capitals in South Africa.

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