A Trip To Africa

By:Lewis BalomZeriam JacksonKierra Peterson

Ghana

Weather During Our Trip:

Hi: 90 Degrees Low: 75 Degrees High Chances of

Rain and Thunderstorms

Currency: Ghana Uses The

Cedi 1 US Dollar =

18,906.87 GH Cedis

They Recently Changed Their

Cedis. One Of The New Cedis Is Worth 10,000 Old Cedis.

Ghana Schooling And Etiquette Tuition is free for

primary and middle school. NO MATTER WHAT!

They have 12,130 primary schools, 5,450 Junior schools, 503 senior school, 21 training colleges and 12 technical institutions.

Dining etiquette for dining in groups.

Men, women, and children dine separately. Men are usually offered the best food first, then women, and finally children.

Dining etiquette for seating. Always make sure that your toes and feet are not pointing to the food or to other diners at the meal. You may be seated on the floor or on low stools. The most honored position is next to the host.

Ghanains eat spicy foods. Specialties include fufu (dough-and-vegetable combo), ampesi (root vegetables boiled and served with a sauce), and tuo zaafi (porridge).

Zimbabwe

Weather During Our Trip:

Hi: 80 Degrees

Low: 59 Degrees

Currency:

They Use The Zimbabwean Dollar

1 US Dollar = 361.900 ZW

Dollars

Zimbabwe Schooling And Etiquette

There children begin 1st grade when they are six, just like America.

At the age 12 or 13 students compete for private and mission schools based on 7th grade examinations result.

Dining Etiquette in Zimbabwe. Dining is typically done on low stools or around a mat on the floor, and individuals are careful to keep their body positions low when dining with elders or superiors.In Zimbabwe it is called sadza. The drink at each meal, and in between, in most cases, is tea or water, although beer, often of the home brewed variety is also very popular.

Tanzania

Weather During Our Trip:

Hi: 84 Degrees

Low: 62 Degrees

Currency:

They Use The Tanzania Shilling

1 US Dollar = 1,599.77 TZ

Shillings

Tanzania Culture And Etiquette People celebrate the

nation secular (nonreligion) public holidays.

They have labor day on May 1st

They have something called “Zanzibar Revolution Day” on Jan 12th

They have Independence Day on Dec 9th

Dining etiquette in Tanzania. Dining etiquette in Tanzania is typically traditional East African.

Dining etiquette for using your hands. Eat with the right hand.

Dining etiquette for seating. Diners usually sit on mats on the floor or low stools.

Dining etiquette for communal bowls. Do not put your left hand on bowls or serveware. When one communal bowl is present, eat from the part of the bowl/plate in front of you.

Tanzanian foods. Ugali (porridge-bread), bananas, fruits, and vegetables plus grains.

Egypt

Weather During Our Trip:

o Hi: 68 Degrees

o Low: 52 Degrees

Currency:

o They Use The Egypt Pounds

o 1 US Dollar = 6.17290 EG Pounds

Egypt Culture They celebrate New Years the

same day as America.

They have another calendar called the Lunar calendar, which is a religion calendar.

They have Independence Day on Nov 18th.

They have something called “Mohammed VI” Day (Aug 21) and “Revolution of King and the People” Day (Aug 20).

No Pork No Eating with the Left Hand No Alcohol Dining etiquette for drinking. Always

accept the cup of tea and/or coffee. Never pour your own drink.

Etiquette for leaving. Expect to be told that it is too early to leave the first time you try: stay a while longer, but if the hosts serve some ice water or another cool drink you should leave soon thereafter.

Dining etiquette for paying the bill. Usually the one who does the inviting pays the bill, although the guest is expected to make an effort to pay. Sometimes other circumstances determine who pays (such as rank). Making payment arrangements ahead of time so that no exchange occurs at the table is a very classy way to host and is very common.

Official LanguagesOfficial Languages Spoken In:

-Ghana: Official language is English, however Ghana has over 79 dialects.

-Zimbabwe: 3 Official languages are: Shona, Ndebele, and English.

-Tanzania: Kiswahili and English are the Official languages.

-Egypt: Official languages are Egyptian Arabic and Syrian Arabic. They also speak British English and the French from

Paris.

5 Phrases (For Each Country)

Hello. My name is ___.

-Ghana: Hello. My name is ___.

-Zimbabwe: Hallo. My naam is ___. -Tanzania: Hello. Jina langu ni ___.

-Egypt: .اسمي .___ مرحبا(Bonjour. Mon nom est ___.)

Where is the bathroom?-Ghana: Where is the bathroom?

-Zimbabwe: Waar is die badkamer?-Tanzania: Ambapo ni bafuni?

-Egypt: الحمام؟ أين(Où est la salle de bain?)

Do you speak English?-Ghana: Do you speak English?

-Zimbabwe: Praat jy Engels?-Tanzania: Je kuzungumza Kiingereza?

-Egypt: اإلنجليزية؟ تتكلم هل(Parlez-vous anglais?)

What time is it?-Ghana: What time is it?

-Zimbabawe: Hoe laat is dit?-Tanzania: Nini wakati ni?

-Egypt: الوقت؟ هو ما(Quelle heure est-il?)

I’m from America.-Ghana: I’m from America.

-Zimbabwe: Ek is van Amerika.-Tanzania: Mimi nina kutoka Marekani.

-Egypt: أمريكا من .أنا(Je suis d'Amérique.)

Sites We’ll See/Things We’ll Do While In Each Country

Ghana Elmina Castle St. Jago Castle Cape Coast Castle

Zimbabawe Flight Of The Angels

Over Victoria Falls Tiger Fishing On The

Zambezi River

Tanzania Katavi National Park Gombe Stream

National Park

Egypt Cairo Pyramids Ancient Temples of

Luxor

Souvenirs /Artifacts Ghana- Drums And Natural Black

Soap. Zimbabwe- Trillion Dollar Bill. Egypt- Engraved Cartouche Necklace. Tanzania- A Popular Skirt/Sarong

Called The Tanzania.

Who We Met Ghana:

President Mahama President John Dramani Mahama, has recently expressed condolence on behalf of Ghanaians for the loss of lives following the shooting of 26 people including school children and six adults by a gunman in the US.

Zimbabwe:President MugabeMugabe has sent a condolence message to the Ndlovu family following the death of former Zimbabwe international striker Adam Ndlovu on Sunday. Adam died in a car accident that left his younger brother Peter seriously injured near the Victoria Falls International Airport.

Tanzania:President Jakaya Mrisho KikweteThe transitional president of Madagascar, left for Tanzania Friday to discuss his country's political crisis with President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete.

Egypt:President Mohamed MorsiEgypt's public prosecutor, appointed by President Mohamed Morsi last month, resigned from his post Monday amid ongoing tension between the nation's judiciary and the president.