Day 1
Started the day with a little culture shock in breakfast with ProNutro. It seemed like it would be a much finer oatmeal type dish, fine grain mixed with warm milk and some sugar. However, relatively tasteless and not the greatest texture once began. This was followed by a required taste test of Marmite, which is a yeast jam made here. Literally everyone gagged; Corvell doesn't even like it.
Mostly, we ran errands, exchanging money - at 6.8 rand per 1 dollar. Converting in my head is not an easy process. It feels like I am playing with monopoly money. Additionally, we had to find adaptors and appliances since the voltage is different.
The highlight of the day was definitely petting a CHEETAH! It was maybe for like 10 minutes. It's fur was not as coarse as I had expected, but I did learn a few things about cheetahs. They have extremely weak immune systems - thus our need to sanitize our hands and soles of our shoes. We had to approach the cheetahs from behind and only pet in one direction (down) on their back or sides since they are extremely ticklish creatures. Only trainers are allowed to pet their necks, heads, or legs. It was neat to hear them purr, louder than a normal house cat.
Most definitely an experience I will not forget.
No comments:
Post a Comment