Kendall

= **__ Egypt __**  =
 * Day 1**; I just got out of the airport in Cairo Egypt. I am taking a three day trip in Egypt, I should probably explain how I got here.   I was running down the block in my neighborhood one day when I came across a page of a magazine lying on the ground. Since I can’t stand litter bugs I just had to pick it up. On the page in big bold letters said scratch the top off the box below to see if you will win an all expense paid trip to Africa for fifteen days. I thought that it was a joke so I scratched the top off the box and couldn’t believe what I was reading YOU WIN! I called the number that it said to call and they set me up with my trip.

I got to the city to my hotel room and looked at my three day schedule; after that I went out into the city to look for some grub. I ordered my food and as I was waiting I saw a family waiting for food who looked hungry. I offered them some bread sticks but the man turned down my offer. I said “really its okay you can have them.’’ He looked at me for a moment and then took them. When I got back to my hotel I asked a guide about it. He explained that Egyptians turn down the first offer for almost any thing unless it is offered from the heart.I also asked a guide what the big triangular buildings in my travel booklet were. He explained that they are called pyramids and they are the burial place for pharaohs. A pharaoh was a great leader who would rule all Egypt long ago, some people even thought of pharohs as gods.



As We were flying I saw many construction sites below and asked what they were for. A gentleman next to me explained that they were digging for treasures and artifacts. He explained how Egypt long ago had a very rich civilization and were famous for making things like jewelry and sculptures. I thought everything I learned and done in Egypt had been amazing.
 * Day 2;** I am about to leave for my birding trip just outside of town, and I almost forgot to pack my lunch. I packed a pork sandwhich with a mango and some chips. We were on our way there and I asked a guide about how big Egypt was. He said over one million square kilometers. I was blown away and thought, “ That is huge!!!” The man at the front of the bus was talking about Egypt’s economy and how it has grown greatly in the past few years, but there is still an extreme difference between rich and poor. That was odd I thought. We got to the bird watching sight at about noon. So I took out my lunch and began to eat my pork sandwhich. I got half way done and realized that I wasn’t that hungry. So I offered the other half to One of the people there and they turned it down. So I went to one of the guides and asked why. He said that Egyptians rarely ever ate pork. I was dumbfounded. We spent the whole day until 6:00p.m. exploring and watching different birds. When I got back to the hotel at 8:00p.m. I went to bed immediately from exhaustion.
 * Day 3**; I got up today at 6:00 a.m. I have to start packing and getting ready to leave. I have to be at the airport by 12:00p.m., because I am leaving for Uganda. I am in luck because the pilot will be flying over the Nile river, something that I have always wanted to see. The Nile River it is the worlds longest river and travels over 1,000 miles within Egypt alone.




 * __ Uganda __**


 * Day 1** ; I am at an airport in Lira, Uganda. This is not my final destination, it is only a stop along the way to Kampala the capital. Now I’m back on the plain and on my way. It was a long trip from Egypt to Uganda but I made it, with only a few stops along the way. After I got off the airport in Kampala, I took out my map and started off for my hotel. When I got to my hotel it was nice, and slightly bigger than the one that I had stayed at in Egypt. It was raining so instead of sitting around I decided to look up some Ugandian History. I found out that around 500 B.C. People started to migrate to this area and use bananas as there food, I also found out that Uganda used to be a British country. After reading that history and eating diner I went to bed.

**Day 2**; Today I going to go monkey watching in Kampala. On my way to the site I noticed many teenagers out in the streets; I wondered why they weren’t in school. I asked the guide and he explained that children in Uganda only have to go to school for seven years, I thought they were pretty lucky. I wondered if there were any Christians here, it turns out that 50% of the people in Uganda are Christians. I got to the place where the monkeys were at 11:00a.m. I found out when I got there that there was a lot more than just monkeys. There were monkeys, chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas, apes, and more. I stayed there watching them and trying to communicate with them until 5:00p.m. when I was going back to my hotel for the night I saw many booth with screens in them. I asked what they were, the guide said that they were video booths where people could watch movies, I thought that was cool. I went to bed at 9:00p.m.ounce again    exhausted

**Day 3**; It is 8:00a.m. and I am in the Breakfast room of my hotel. Right then I was eating a banana as my apetizer waiting for my main dish. As I was waiting I looked up at the table next to me and some men were talking in a language I could not understand. The title was in English and it said, “ War raging with the Democratic Republic of Congo is still distracting government from our Economy .” I thought that, that was odd and had no idea that Uganda was having war against the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is 11:00a.m. and I am just now boarding my airplane for South Africa. Uganda had many interesting facts about it, and fun things to do in it. I enjoyed my experience in Uganda.

**South Africa**


 * Day1;** I just got off the airport in Mosselbaai, South Africa and I’m driving to my hotel. I was fascinated to find out that I was on the southern tip of Africa. I was even more surprised when I got to my hotel and found my cousin Amanda in the lobby. She said that she had found the same magazine page as me in her neighbor hood. What was even crazier was that we were both going great white shark cage diving in the Indian ocean the next day. I was so excited and couldn’t wait for the next day. I noticed that in the hotels gift shop they had a shirt that said Rainbow Nation on it and also had a picture of a rainbow. The man explained South Africa is sometimes called the rainbow nation because of its cultural diversity. Even though it was the most hideous shirt I had ever seen Amanda bought it.

**Day 2**; Today Amanda I are going cage diving with Great white sharks, I am so excited. We will be diving in the city that we are in now, Mosselbaai and it will be in the Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean covers South Africa on the south and east sides, the Atlantic covers the western portion of the country. Now I am off on my bus, but will write about it when I get back to my hotel. Wow!! That was the most fun that I have ever had in my life! It was amazing underwater with those things. I was a little scared when I first went in but then I got over it. Some of the sharks were about 10ft long or more, they were massive. They weren’t mean like you think they would be, I even got to touch one. The only bad thing was that after I went out to eat dinner and when I was in the bathroom someone stole my camera, so I lost all of my footage, I can still use Amanda’s I guess. It is About 10:30p.m. and I am going to bed.

Day 3; It is 7:00 a.m. right now. I have to get ready to leave to go to Cameroon on a hunting trip. I was outside in the lobby waiting for Amanda and I was bored so I read a plaque in the hall way on the wall. It spoke about South Africa’s history, about things like slave raids and how South Africa became a republic in 1961, it was interesting. Amanda finally got down to the lobby. When I asked her what took her so long she said that she couldn’t find that shirt that she bought, I tried not to laugh but I couldn’t contain it. We said goodbye and I headed off to the airport. At the airport it was like a giant trade center. I found out a little late that most of South Africa’s economy is based on foreign trade. They also have some of the most competitive products in the trade world. It is 10:20 and i9 am up in the air and on my way to Cameroon.

__Cameroon__ Day1; I am just getting off of the plane in Yaonde, Cameroon. It was surprising that most people were speaking English and I could understand them, until I found out that English and French were the two official languages of the country. On the plain I got an email from my grandma saying that she was starting to plant her garden this week, and wondered if I could bring back some exotic things to plant. I had heard that Cameroon had great agricultural conditions. So it must have some weird kind of fruit or vegetable. Well in the market area I looked for a fruit and I found one, it was called an emerald mango. I thought how excited she would be when I got back and gave them to her. It is now 9:30p.m I am kicked backed and relaxing, but I have a head ache so I am going to bed. Day2; It is 9:30 and I am sick!! Today I was supposed to go hunting out on a safari. That really makes me upset. I have always gotten sick often but was praying that I wouldn’t get sick on this trip. Now I am trying to think of a way to spend my day. To make it even worse my neighbor in my room next to me was blasting Makossa music and dancing to make it even louder. I couldn’t stand it. Makossa music was a popular African dance that was not very popular to me right now. Shut that racket off! I yelled. Ahhhhhhh!! I am going to bed!

It is 2:00p.m. and I feel great. I guess I juust needed to sleep the sickness off. I even feel like dancing to Makossa music. Well I explored for the day until 7:00p.m., and went to bed. Day3;

It is 10:00a.m. and I am rushing to the air port because I am running late. It is going to be bad if I don’t make it to the plane. I got to the plane and am on it reading Yaounde weekly. It is talking about how West Bank Investments is trying to improve the economy by increasing efficency in agriculture, spuring business investments, and improving trade. Interesting I thought.

__**Ghana**__

Day1; I just got off of the airport in Ghana, I loved the Ghana flag and thought it was amzing. It is wild, people are speaking all different languages. English is the official language of Ghana, But some other main ones are Twi, Fante, Ga, Hausa, Dagbani, Ewe, and Enzema. I found out from a man who was speaking about Ghana that its economy has grown in the past years. In the1990’s Ghana’s economy took a fall back and has been recovering ever since then. I also found out that 60% of there religion was Christian. By time I got to my hotel room at 9:00 p.m. my head was swirling with information, it made me tired so at about 9:30 p.m. I went to bed.

Day2; Today I was just going to explore and hang around until I found out that One of Ghana’s Soccer Team players was at my Hotel. He came knocking on my door at 6:00 a.m. in the morning looking for his room, I was so exited that I almost fainted. Ghana has some of the best soccer players in the world but I never expected to meet one. I talked with him for a minute and he said that later he would teach me a few tricks. So all day all I did was play soccer and be taught by him. He taught me tricks that I had never even heard of. He had to leave at 8:00 p.m. that day and I told him thank you for everything. After he left I went to be in a great mood.

Day3; Today I don’t have much time to talk. I am rapidly packing making sure that have all of my things, because I am leaving to go back home today. I have had some great experiences here in Africa and have enjoyed it all, but now I have to go.