This blog entry is especially for class 10 B, as I have just discovered that you guys send me some questions that I would like to answer now, sorry for the late response!!!Next time I will be quicker, I promise! so send me more questions!

The shops here in South Africa are pretty similar to those we have in Europe, they have Esprit, the Body Shop, shops where you can buy stuff from Billabong, Roxy and Fox (much cheaper than in Europe), but also shops where you can buy really chaep clothing, a t-shirt for about 4 Euro, this shop is called Mr. Price. The groceries stores are also as the ones in Europe, we like to go to Super Spar in Nelspruit, it is a huge shop, where you can buy ny food you like, they also have Nutella, Haribo and a Sushi bar inside where you can buy fresh and delicious suhsi for about € 7,50. what i really enjoyed in Cape Town was Greenmarket Spuare, in the city centre were about 100 booths, where you could buy typical African art and souvenirs. You always had to negotiate the price, and I bought some really nice stuff, like a bracelett and wodden giraffs.

The food here is very good, close by are many nice restaurants, you can have traditional Italian food, delicious Sushi, typical Indian food, and also Salads, Burgers and Fries at KFC, McDonald's and so on. Likewise South africa is very famous for its pancakes, they fill it with salmon, meat, spinach and feta or ice- cream, fruits or nuts and caramel. The food here in restaurants is very cheap, that is why we go out a lot and do not cook that much at home. I have not seen any fried caterpillars so far, but what is pretty common is Biltong. It is a kind of cured meat, I have never tried it, but it is supposed to be very good.

Chilrden at work: I actually have not seen that, but what is obvious is that white people here in South Africa are usually having a higer position than the black people. If you go to the spuermarket, most cashiers are black and the person who controls them is white. Even 16 years after apartheid has ended, you can still see it.

The schools in South Africa: mainly I can just tell you about school sports, as I am working for a sport and development project, but everytime we visit a school, and most of the time, we visit schools in poores communities, all schools have a guard at the entrance and as a visitor you are only allowed to come in, if you have an appointment. Furthermore the classrooms are fenced in, at first this was very strange to me, but it is to protect the children from strangers. The classrooms are very simple, there are chairs and tables for the kids and a board to wrtite on. In each class are about 50 pupils. All children have to wear a school uniform. The schools are not as well equiped as European schools, no beamer, computer or overhead-projector. Sport is not part of the curriculum, which means teachers and sports assitants have to visit workshops from the YESS- project to get a qualification to teach sport as an extramutual lesson in the afternoon or on the weekend. Of course they could also teach it without a qualification, but how could can a teahcer be, if he or she does not know anything about sports? This is what the YESS- project is about, show teachers and sports assitants how to do sport lesson, because sport is not only good for their health and their physical development, but it is an important instrument for developing socail skills, such as teamwork, fairplay and respect. And it also keeps the kids away from the streets, drugs and crime.

The wildlife in South Africa is sometimes too wild for me. We have had some cockroaches here in the volunteer house, and lots of frogs in the shower. Also the mosquitos are a pain in the neck, but I am pretty sure you meant the other wildlife. The best place to see lots of different animals is Kruger National Park. I will upload more pictures soon. But also if you just drive around you can see baboons, wild horses and iguanas.

Hope you all enjoy your Easter break!