Discover Africa: Culture, Wildlife, and Travel Tips for a Memorable Experience

1. Africa By: Riley Albus

2. Info • Population- 1,022,234,000 • Religion- Mostly made up of Christian and Islam • Location- on the eastern sea board, in the southern hemisphere, right next to India

3. Ohhh yea its Afirca! • This a pic of the African flag • This is what the currency look like • Currency converted to U.S. is $1.00 = 7.90 in rand (ZAR).

4. Thing to know? • Temperature is usually sunny and temperate • The currency is rand which is divided into a 100 cents or a dollar • Africa has a vast amount of wildlife and nature its one of the biggest continents on earth • If you plain on using your electronics be sure to bring adaptors for the plugs • Dress comfy and relaxing/casual • You can spend up to 90 day on vacation any longer n you need a visa

5. The lengo! • Africa has many languages over 3000 to be exact, this is a few ways to say hello, bye, thank you, sup • Arabic: salaam aleikum =English: Hello • Amharic: teanastellen=English: Goodbye • Amharic: amesege'nallo‘=English: Thank you • Hendrik: "Sup bro" Colin: "What say, what say!"

6. Appointments • Africans are very family based people so when talking relate to family instances • If with white Africans, time is very important and a formal manner so make your point clear and to the point • With black Africans it is more time they take things slower and more drawn out • Be sure to have manners and respect • Business meetings can be held over lunch or dinner in a good restaurant

7. What to wear • South Africans of Urban cultures generally wear western dress • Dress well in public, it will be expected by your South African host • Dress has if you were going to a business meeting here in the states “nice”

8. Convo • The handshake is the most common greeting • Do not at any circumstances look away when talking • South Africans love success stories and many admire Americans because they believe in what is known as the "American Dream.“ • Start off a handshake with the right hand never the left • Talk about success stories they love it

9. How to adress others • Use titles and surnames to address people • The handshake is the most common greeting • There are a variety of handshakes between ethnic groups

10. Behavior • Be very respectful and have edict • Business meetings can be held over lunch or dinner in a good restaurant • Meals at the home of a white South African will include a barbecue by the pool--called a braaivleis • Be calm but yet confident with respect

11. Here’s a present! • Gift giving is not the norm in business • Do not present gifts with the left hand Use either both hands or the right hand when giving and presenting gifts • Gifts will be opened upon receipt

12. Here’s the deal • Do not rush deals South Africans are very casual in their business dealings • South Africans prefer a "win-win" situation

13. Wanna see a movie? • Meals at the home of a white South African will include a barbecue by the pool--called a braaivleis • People like to spend time with there families and eat meals together • They go to church on Sunday an pray

14. What's for dinner? • The cooking of Africans, often called "rainbow cuisine," were they mix there dishes • They have farmers sausage were meat is slow cooked for 8 hours an then laid in rice • Boboti which is almost like a Mexican casserole

15. Time to go home! • In my opinion I love my home country I don’t want to leave an don’t really plan to. But I do want to travel especially to Africa • They don’t have all the things we have here that we take for granted. You cant just go home an flip the TV on, so I believe it doesn’t compare. • Africa's wild life is what I would travel their for