Rebecca and Alfred

Reports 

Rebecca and Alfred 

2/3 Show day!

Today we have visit a "market place" we have watch men pull heavy things like monster trucks, we have look at cows and goats, Hugh differencebetween our animals. These animals have exteriors that protect them from the sun, like long ears and some cows had a hump on their back where I think they saved water in.

We have tasted a South African meal "Corn withcheese and spices". It was so tasty! We were also meeting a company, Eksom. They learned us about electricity and we have learned allot about the country. 

National flower: Protea

National fish: Galjoen

National animal: Impala 

National bird: Blue Crane 

National anther: Nkosi sike lele 

And the first Black President was: Show Ground 

One of the most popular person in South Africa is Nelson Mandela, he is the person who was in prison for 27 years because he fought against apartheid. 

3/3 Snake Day!

Today we have visit two different parks, almost like nature reserves. The first park had differentanimals like fish, monkeys, and different breeds of birds, horses, one alligator, lizards and goads. I feel sorry for these animals, because they looked very sad. The horses’ didn’t have their hooves cut, in the drinking water for them, agales were growing. In Sweden we have a "unwritten law" that if you don't think that the water is clean enough to drink it by your own, it's to dirty for the animals. And they didn’t have hay, no protection from the sun. It's a Hugh differs from Sweden. The animals in Sweden must have some kind of roof for protection from rain and sun. 

The cages weren’t clean and when it's for touristsand a visitor come and sees that unhappy animals they get disappointed. Trying to stir up the animals, but they are just getting more stressed.This will lead to problem behaviors. It's sad to see it, and what it will lead to. In Sweden they would have lost the animals. 

In the other park they had 50 different birds, peacocks, eagles, pigeons, parrots and Blue crane, which is the National bird. It was a beautifulview in the park, green grass, colorful birds and waterfalls. It was beautiful but had a very bad smell. 

We both think the other park is better for the animals, because they have more space and it was better hygiene there.

7/3 Soccer!

Today Rebecca has cooking fish soup with rice and vegetables. She really enjoys cooking! Alfred had lessons Sepedi (home language) and math. Then we were watering the garden.

Then we had a break and free times with our partners. We started a long conversation about Sweden and South Africa and how we are living and how it looks in Sweden. We were also learning each other some words. 

Dumela = Hej = Hello

Ke ago rata = Jag älskar dig = I love you 

Gabotse = Hejdå = bye  

After lunch we played soccer Sweden VS South Africa first it was the girls who was playing, it was extremely warm and all the girls from Sweden played it was so funny! After the girls had played it was the boy’s time. 

8/3 Culture day

Today we had a Culture day, we had a very long day and it was so funny. 

It was raining in the morning and it was very cold. 

Alfred had a test this morning about laws.

After that we all together played, singed, dancing and wrote some poems.

The Swedish people represented their culture, they singed songs called “små grodorna”, “Nu grönskar det” etc and ended with the Swedish National song. And the Africans were represented their culture, they did it with speakers, songs and dancing. We enjoyed it very much.

We recognize that it’s a huge difference between our cultures. 

And it was time to say goodbye for the Swedish people, because it was the last day in school. We took a lot of photos, the African classmates even cried. 

We had a very nice and lovely day! 

9/3 Museum 

We have visit two museums today, one about African culture life and one about Apartheid. 

We were enjoying their culture and see how it has grow. And how it was, how they were hunting, how they lived. It was very exciting to see. They were also showing us how to make your own fire.

At the other museum we learned about apartheid.

King Albert Luthuli was the first president of ANC. 

Nelson Mandela was in prison for 27 years, on an island called “The Robben Island”   

He was getting released in 1990, and became the first black president in South Africa (1994). 

A girl on the Museum was also talking about how the people had lived in Polokwane.

We both enjoyed the Museum a lot and though it was really interesting. We were discussing thewhole day about the two museums and the differences between our cultures.

    

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