South Africa

South Africa

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Some answers - money, temperature, and language

The internet connection is generally slow in South Africa, and here I think it is even slower, so I can't upload a video.

I have a few more answers to questions.

This is what some of the money looks like:
The money is called the Rand.  $1=about R8.  So $5 is about R40.  For someone from the US, many things seem cheaper than in the US, some things seem about the same price, and some are more expensive.

It is winter, but the temperatures are very warm - about 60-70 degrees during the day.  In the southwest (where we started), it rained every day, but here in Port Elizabeth it is sunny most days.  People swim in the ocean every day.  I have not, but I have walked by the ocean.  In Cape Town where we started, it was the Atlantic Ocean.  Here it is the Indian Ocean.

South Africa has 11 official languages.  Business is usually in English, so I have had no problems.  My classes are in English, even if the teacher's first language is Afrikaans.  Things are sometimes written in English and Afrikaans plus one of the other languages like Xhosa or Zulu.

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