Hello all my friends, I have found the answers to all your questions you had for me in Cape Town.

Hope you  like the answers, love from Ebba.

 

Questions from Lemshaga Akademi.

Which oceans are Cape Town surrounded by?

Atlantic and the Indian Ocean.

If there were monkeys in Cape Town?

Yes, there are lots of baboons.

Is there lava rock in Cape Town?

No, there isn’t.

What language they speak there?

English, Afrikaans and 9 other languages.

What wildlife is there in the ocean?

I’ve seen Penguins, Whales, Fish, Seals, Crabs and there are also some Sharks.

What animals are there in the country and how do they look?

Springbok and they have big anthelers, Elaphants, Zebras, giraffes, chaeta’s and many  more.

What natural resources does the country have?

They have lots of gold, diamonds, uranium, iron, platinum and coal in the mines.

We wonder what their clothes look like in Cape Town?

Very colorful, stripy and lots of patterns.

Is the country is rich or poor?

Some people are rich and some people are very poor, lots of people are begging and they live in small shacks.

How does the children have it in Cape Town?

Some have it very good, and some have it very hard.

What do they play with and do they have some special games?

They like to play soccer (fotboll), they also do surfing, and the rich people play with video games.

What does their schools look like?

It looks the same us ours, not so much difference.

How do the people look like?

There is both black and white people.

What type of food do you in the country?

Meat, fish, seafood, springbok, sushi, cudu biltong,

Do you see snails as delicacy?

No, delicates is crayfish.

How it looks, it is palms trees?

Fynbus is a special tree, Cape Town has a very rich fauna, one of the richest in the world and many palm trees

Are there whales in the oceans?

Yes, and I saw two, a mum and a baby.

Which is the coolest animal?

The owls that I saw at a zoo, they sat on my head my hand.

What grows in the trees?

Lemon, oranges, apples, pineapple, coconuts, grapes, berries, passion fruit, figs, water melons.

What does the houses look like that the people are living in?

The rich people has wonderful houses with pools, TV’s and close to the beach where they could go surfing. But the poor people live in big towns with small shacks.

What occupations are there?

Doctors, parking attendance, security guards, hotel hostesses, air hostesses, restaurant workers, taxi drivers, bus drivers, office jobs, life guards, police, nurse, garbage pickers, veterinaries, teachers.

 

Questions from Montessori School Class 4-6

We have read about South Africa and Cape Town. We think it was interesting to hear about Nelson Mandela and his fight against apartheid. We would like to know more about Nelson Mandela.

How did it look in the jail where Mandela spent a lot of years in?

It looked really old and the jail was on a small Island. You need to go by ferry.

Can you take photos from Robben Island?

Yes, and you can see in the blog.

Does Nelson Mandela have a family?

Yes, he has two kids and a wife.

How did his family cope when he was in prison for so long?

They were very sad, but they could only send him a letter once every 6 months.

Is that still the case that people make a difference between blacks and whites in South Africa?

Yes, but its getting better. Black people are more accepted and have better jobs.