Monday mornings: Nov 5th, 12th, 19th
- travel in two rental vans- 10 participants in each van- lottery in Class 5 for all three trips
- $15 for transport & drinks - bring sack lunch
(drinks provided) -
LOGISTICS - Field TripsLOGISTICS - Field Trips
MORE LATER . . . .
MORE LATER . . . .
Vagabonds TrampingVagabonds TrampingThroughThrough
East AfricaEast Africa
EAST AFRICA - Session 1EAST AFRICA - Session 1
EAST AFRICA - Session 1EAST AFRICA - Session 1
Tanzania, Kenya, UgandaTanzania, Kenya, Uganda
Zimbabwe, Zambia,Malawi Zimbabwe, Zambia,Malawi
Djibouti, Eritrea, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, SomaliaEthiopia, Somalia
Rwanda, BurundiRwanda, Burundi
6 ISLANDS: Mauritius, Comoros6 ISLANDS: Mauritius, Comoros Madagascar, Reunion,Madagascar, Reunion,
Mayotte, SehchellesMayotte, Sehchelles
U.N. GEOGRAPHIC REGIONU.N. GEOGRAPHIC REGION
NORTHEAST AFRICANORTHEAST AFRICAEgypt, North/South SudanEgypt, North/South Sudan
WHAT’S AHEAD?WHAT’S AHEAD? WHAT’S AHEAD?WHAT’S AHEAD?
MozabiqueMozabique
EAST AFRICA - Session 1EAST AFRICA - Session 1
KenyaKenya
TanzaniaTanzania
EgyptEgypt
ZimbabweZimbabwe
Week 5: Masai Mara &Week 5: Masai Mara & Rift Valley Rift Valley
Week 3: Mt. Kilimanjaro Week 3: Mt. Kilimanjaro & Serengeti& Serengeti
Week 6: Ancient peopleWeek 6: Ancient people & Nile River& Nile River
Week 4: Chimpanzees &Week 4: Chimpanzees & Laetoli footprintsLaetoli footprints
Week 1: living & traveling in AfricaWeek 1: living & traveling in Africa
Week 2: Victoria Falls &Week 2: Victoria Falls & Zambezi RiverZambezi River
WHAT’S AHEAD?WHAT’S AHEAD? WHAT’S AHEAD?WHAT’S AHEAD?
KenyaKenya
TanzaniaTanzania
EgyptEgypt
ZimbabweZimbabwe
Week 1: living & traveling in AfricaWeek 1: living & traveling in AfricaSOUTH SOUTH AFRICAAFRICA
ANGOLAANGOLA
living in Africaliving in Africa
WHAT’S AHEAD?WHAT’S AHEAD? WHAT’S AHEAD?WHAT’S AHEAD?
EAST AFRICA - Session 1EAST AFRICA - Session 1
KenyaKenya
TanzaniaTanzania
EgyptEgypt
ZimbabweZimbabwe
SOUTH SOUTH AFRICAAFRICA
ANGOLAANGOLA
living in Africaliving in Africa WHAT’S AHEAD?WHAT’S AHEAD? WHAT’S AHEAD?WHAT’S AHEAD?
EAST AFRICA - Session 1EAST AFRICA - Session 1
ANGOLASOUTH AFRICA ZIMBABWE TANZANIA KENYA EGYPT U.S.A.
SIZE (X Texas)
DEMOGRAPHICS
LANGUAGES
RELIGIONS
EDUCATION
ECONOMY
RESOURCES
WHAT’S AHEAD?WHAT’S AHEAD? WHAT’S AHEAD?WHAT’S AHEAD?
ANGOLASOUTH AFRICA ZIMBABWE TANZANIA KENYA EGYPT U.S.A.
SIZE (X Texas)
DEMOGRAPHICS
LANGUAGES
RELIGIONS
EDUCATION
ECONOMY
RESOURCES
EAST AFRICA - Session 1EAST AFRICA - Session 1
compare & contrast
WHAT’S AHEAD?WHAT’S AHEAD? WHAT’S AHEAD?WHAT’S AHEAD?
EAST AFRICA - Session 1EAST AFRICA - Session 1WEEK 1WEEK 1 WEEK 2WEEK 2WEEK 3WEEK 3WEEK 5WEEK 5
ANGOLASOUTH AFRICA ZIMBABWE TANZANIA KENYA EGYPT U.S.A.
SIZE (X Texas)
DEMOGRAPHICS
LANGUAGES
RELIGIONS
EDUCATION
ECONOMY
RESOURCES
WEEK 6WEEK 6
compare & contrast
EAST AFRICA - Session 1EAST AFRICA - Session 1
KenyaKenya
TanzaniaTanzania
EgyptEgypt
ZimbabweZimbabwe
SOUTH SOUTH AFRICAAFRICA
ANGOLAANGOLA
living in Africa . . .living in Africa . . .
living in Africaliving in Africa
living in Africa . . .living in Africa . . .
ANGOLAANGOLA
SOUTHSOUTHAFRICAAFRICA
Luanda, AngolaLuanda, Angola
20052005
- population: 5 million- population: 5 million - most inhabitants are tribal: - most inhabitants are tribal:
OvimbunduOvimbundu KimbunduKimbundu BakongoBakongo
- small population of Portuguese- small population of Portuguese - small population of expatriates- small population of expatriates- most expensive city in world- most expensive city in world
- capital of Angola- capital of Angola
LUANDA, ANGOLALUANDA, ANGOLA
WHY??
?
WHY??
?
February 1, 2012
LUANDA, ANGOLALUANDA, ANGOLA
most expensive city in the world!
- no infrastructure- all goods must be imported- massive housing shortage
WHY???WHY???
LUANDA, ANGOLALUANDA, ANGOLA
19751975
~350,000 people~350,000 people
200220025 MILLION5 MILLION people people
1992-20021992-2002- land mines in rural areas
10-20 million mines!
LUANDA, ANGOLALUANDA, ANGOLA
- wartime migration- land mines in rural areas
70,000 amputees
LUANDA, ANGOLALUANDA, ANGOLA
- wartime migration- land mines in rural areas
1.2 million orphans
- abandoned war orphans
LUANDA, ANGOLALUANDA, ANGOLA
- wartime migration- land mines in rural areas
>100,000 ex-soldiers
- abandoned war orphans - returning soldiers
LUANDA, ANGOLALUANDA, ANGOLA
- wartime migration- land mines in rural areas
- abandoned war orphans - returning soldiers- job opportunities
- we both worked for a major oil companywe both worked for a major oil company
- company provided housing, utilities, company provided housing, utilities, vehicles, & 24-hour guards vehicles, & 24-hour guards
LUANDA, ANGOLALUANDA, ANGOLA
- on-going civil war during our entire tenure on-going civil war during our entire tenure
job opportunities job opportunities brought us to Luanda, too . . brought us to Luanda, too . .
- years of ’28-28 rotational’ assignmentyears of ’28-28 rotational’ assignment
LUANDA, ANGOLALUANDA, ANGOLA ‘ ‘rotational’ apartment . . . . shared with an ‘opposite’rotational’ apartment . . . . shared with an ‘opposite’
Staff house . . . for meals and laundryStaff house . . . for meals and laundry
- we both worked for a major oil companywe both worked for a major oil company
- company provided housing, utilities, company provided housing, utilities, vehicles, & 24-hour guards vehicles, & 24-hour guards
LUANDA, ANGOLALUANDA, ANGOLA
- on-going civil war during our entire tenure on-going civil war during our entire tenure
job opportunities job opportunities brought us to Luanda, too . . brought us to Luanda, too . .
- years of ’28-28 rotational assignment’years of ’28-28 rotational assignment’- final years as full-time residents- final years as full-time residents
LUANDA, ANGOLALUANDA, ANGOLA
overlooking Atlanticoverlooking Atlantic
. . . and the slums. . . and the slums
Sandi’s Sandi’s apartmentapartment
LUANDA, ANGOLALUANDA, ANGOLA- demographicsdemographics - population: 18 million- population: 18 million indigenous tribes . . . . 95%indigenous tribes . . . . 95%
mixed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3%mixed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3% white . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%white . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%
- size: 481,000 sq miles (2X Texas)- size: 481,000 sq miles (2X Texas)
- official language: Portugueseofficial language: Portuguese
ANGOLA - STATISTICSANGOLA - STATISTICS
- median age. . . . . . . . 18 yrsmedian age. . . . . . . . 18 yrs- life expectancy . . . . . 38 yrslife expectancy . . . . . 38 yrs
- religions:religions: Roman Catholic . . . . . . . . 64%Roman Catholic . . . . . . . . 64% other Christian. . . . . . . . . 24%other Christian. . . . . . . . . 24% indigenous (tribal) . . . . . . 7%indigenous (tribal) . . . . . . 7%
- education: education: (major deficits in education)(major deficits in education)
- literacy. . . . . . . . . . . 40-65%- literacy. . . . . . . . . . . 40-65% - complete primary. . . . . 35%- complete primary. . . . . 35%- annual income: annual income: - extreme poverty. . . . . . 20%- extreme poverty. . . . . . 20% - below poverty line. . . . 68%- below poverty line. . . . 68%
ANGOLA - STATISTICSANGOLA - STATISTICS
- per capita GDP . . . . . . . $9,000 USper capita GDP . . . . . . . $9,000 US- economy:economy: - arable land . . . . . . . . . . . . 3%- arable land . . . . . . . . . . . . 3% - rich in oil, diamonds, gold, fish & forests- rich in oil, diamonds, gold, fish & forests - land mines make development difficult- land mines make development difficult
11% GDP – diamond mining11% GDP – diamond mining 85% GDP – oil production 85% GDP – oil production
- member OPEC since 2007- member OPEC since 2007- 1.9MBPD - 1.9MBPD (million barrels/day)(million barrels/day)
ANGOLA - STATISTICSANGOLA - STATISTICS
ANGOLA SIZE (X Texas) 2X DEMOGRAPHICS (UNICEF) population (million) 18 people/sq mile 25 indigenous tribes 95% European extraction 2% (mixed, Indian, Asian, etc) 3% median age (years) 18 life expectancy (2007) 38 years life expectancy (1990) 40 years LANGUAGES (official) Portuguese RELIGIONS Christian 88% Tribal 7% (Hindu/Jewish/Moslem/none) 5% EDUCATION literacy (adults) 40-65% primary (% complete) 35% ECONOMY (CIA) per capita GDP (US$) $9,000 GDP: mining 11% GDP: oil/gas 85% GDP: tourism NATURAL RESOURCES arable land 3% oil reserves (million barrels) 9,040 gas reserves (trillion cubic ft) 9.3 diamond reserves (billion ct) 0.18 coal reserves (billion tons) other fish,coffee ANGOLA
STATISTICAL COMPARISONSSTATISTICAL COMPARISONS
ANGOLA SIZE (X Texas) 2X DEMOGRAPHICS (UNICEF) population (million) 18 people/sq mile 25 indigenous tribes 95% European extraction 2% (mixed, Indian, Asian, etc) 3% median age (years) 18 life expectancy (2007) 38 years life expectancy (1990) 40 years LANGUAGES (official) Portuguese RELIGIONS Christian 88% Tribal 7% (Hindu/Jewish/Moslem/none) 5% EDUCATION literacy (adults) 40-65% primary (% complete) 35% ECONOMY (CIA) per capita GDP (US$) $9,000 GDP: mining 11% GDP: oil/gas 85% GDP: tourism NATURAL RESOURCES arable land 3% oil reserves (million barrels) 9,040 gas reserves (trillion cubic ft) 9.3 diamond reserves (billion ct) 0.18 coal reserves (billion tons) other fish,coffee ANGOLA
ANGOLA SIZE (X Texas) 2X DEMOGRAPHICS (UNICEF) population (million) 18 people/sq mile 25 indigenous tribes 95% European extraction 2% (mixed, Indian, Asian, etc) 3% median age (years) 18 life expectancy (2007) 38 years life expectancy (1990) 40 years LANGUAGES (official) Portuguese RELIGIONS Christian 88% Tribal 7% (Hindu/Jewish/Moslem/none) 5% EDUCATION literacy (adults) 40-65% primary (% complete) 35% ECONOMY (CIA) per capita GDP (US$) $9,000 GDP: mining 11% GDP: oil/gas 85% GDP: tourism -- NATURAL RESOURCES arable land 3% oil reserves (million barrels) 9,040 gas reserves (trillion cubic ft) 9.3 diamond reserves (billion ct) 0.18 coal reserves (billion tons) -- other fish,coffee ANGOLA
STATISTICAL COMPARISONSSTATISTICAL COMPARISONS
ANGOLAANGOLA
SOUTHSOUTHAFRICAAFRICA
Cape Town, S.A.Cape Town, S.A.
LUANDA, ANGOLALUANDA, ANGOLACape Town, South AfricaCape Town, South Africa
- population 3.5 million- population 3.5 million- languageslanguages Afrikaans . . . . . . . 41%Afrikaans . . . . . . . 41%
Xhosha. . . . . . . . . 29%Xhosha. . . . . . . . . 29%English. . . . . . . . . 28%English. . . . . . . . . 28%other tribal . . . . . 2%other tribal . . . . . 2%
Cape Town, South AfricaCape Town, South Africa
-median annual income: $3,300 USmedian annual income: $3,300 US- unemployment: 19.4%- unemployment: 19.4%
Cape Town, South AfricaCape Town, South Africa
Bantry BayBantry Bay
- lived in South Africa in 2002lived in South Africa in 2002- found apartment via internet searchfound apartment via internet search- rented a small car for transportationrented a small car for transportation
Cape Town, South AfricaCape Town, South Africa
Bantry BayBantry Bay
on edge of Table M
t.
on edge of Table M
t.
overlooking Atlanticoverlooking Atlantic
Cape Town, South AfricaCape Town, South AfricaLion’s Head of Table Mountain
Atlantic Ocean beaches
our apartment
- demographics demographics (the rainbow nation)(the rainbow nation)
- population: 49 million- population: 49 million Tribal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79%Tribal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79%
‘‘colored’. . . . . . . . . . . . 9%colored’. . . . . . . . . . . . 9% white . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9%white . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9%
other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%
- capital: Pretoria- capital: Pretoria
- median age. . . . . . . . 24 yrsmedian age. . . . . . . . 24 yrs- life expectancy . . . . . 50 yrslife expectancy . . . . . 50 yrs
- size: 471,011 sq miles (2X - size: 471,011 sq miles (2X Texas)Texas)
Cape Town, South AfricaCape Town, South AfricaSOUTH AFRICA - STATSTICSSOUTH AFRICA - STATSTICS- size: 471,011 sq miles (2X - size: 471,011 sq miles (2X Texas)Texas)
- religions:religions: Christian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80%Christian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80% Tribal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15%Tribal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15% other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5%other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5%- education:education: - literacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96%- literacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96% - complete primary. . . . . 77%- complete primary. . . . . 77%
- official language: 11 languagesofficial language: 11 languages home spoken:home spoken: Zulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24%Zulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24%
Xhosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%Xhosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%Afrikaans . . . . . . . . . . 13%Afrikaans . . . . . . . . . . 13%English . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8%English . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8%other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37%other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37%
SOUTH AFRICA - STATSTICSSOUTH AFRICA - STATSTICS
- per capita GDP . . . . . . $10,100USper capita GDP . . . . . . $10,100US
- economy:economy: - arable land . . . . . . . . . . 12%- arable land . . . . . . . . . . 12% - rich in coal, platium, gold- rich in coal, platium, gold - no appreciable oil/gas - no appreciable oil/gas
6% GDP – diamond/gold mining6% GDP – diamond/gold mining 12% GDP – tourism12% GDP – tourism
SOUTH AFRICA - STATSTICSSOUTH AFRICA - STATSTICS
Let’s compare South Africa & Angola . . .
Let’s compare South Africa & Angola . . .
ANGOLA SOUTH AFRICA SIZE (X Texas) 2X 2X DEMOGRAPHICS population (million) 18 49 people/sq mile 25 104 indiginous tribes 95% 80% european extraction 2% 9% other(mixed, Indian/Asian) 3% 11% median age (years) 18 24 life expectancy (2007) 38 years 50 years life expectancy (1990) 40 years 62 years
LANGUAGES (official) Portuguese 11 official,Eng RELIGIONS Christian 88% 80% Tribal 7% 15% (Hindu/Jewish/Moslem/none) 5% 5% EDUCATION literacy (adults) 40-65% 96% primary (% complete) 35% 77% ECONOMY (CIA) per capita GDP (US$) $9,000 $10,100 GDP: mining 11% 6% GDP: oil/gas 85% -- GDP: tourism 12% NATURAL RESOURCES arable land 3% 12% oil reserves (million barrels) 9,040 15 gas reserves (trillion cubic ft) 9.3 0.32
diamond reserves (billion ct) 0.18 1.1 coal reserves (billion tons) -- 54
other fish,coffee platium, gold ANGOLA SOUTH AFRICA
STATISTICAL COMPARISONSTATISTICAL COMPARISON
what what
happened?happened?
ANGOLA SOUTH AFRICA SIZE (X Texas) 2X 2X DEMOGRAPHICS population (million) 18 49 people/sq mile 25 104 indiginous tribes 95% 80% european extraction 2% 9% other(mixed, Indian/Asian) 3% 11% median age (years) 18 24 life expectancy (2007) 38 years 50 years life expectancy (1990) 40 years 62 years
LANGUAGES (official) Portuguese 11 official RELIGIONS Christian 88% 80% Tribal 7% 15% (Hindu/Jewish/Moslem/none) 5% 5% EDUCATION literacy (adults) 40-65% 96% primary (% complete) 35% 77% ECONOMY (CIA) per capita GDP (US$) $9,000 $10,100 GDP: mining 11% 6% GDP: oil/gas 85% -- GDP: tourism 12% NATURAL RESOURCES arable land 3% 12% oil reserves (million barrels) 9,040 15 gas reserves (trillion cubic ft) 9.3 0.32
diamond reserves (billion ct) 0.18 1.1 coal reserves (billion tons) -- 54
other fish,coffee platium, gold ANGOLA SOUTH AFRICA
ANGOLA SOUTH AFRICA SIZE (X Texas) 2X 2X DEMOGRAPHICS population (million) 18 49 people/sq mile 25 104 indiginous tribes 95% 80% european extraction 2% 9% other (mixed, Indian/Asian) 3% 11% median age (years) 18 24 life expectancy (2007) 38 years 50 years life expectancy (1990) 40 years 62 years
LANGUAGES (official) Portuguese 11 official RELIGIONS Christian 88% 70% Tribal 7% (Hindu/Jewish/Moslem/none) 5% 30% EDUCATION literacy (adults) 40-65% 96% primary (% complete) 35% 77% ECONOMY (CIA) per capita GDP (US$) $9,000 $10,100 GDP: mining 11% 6% GDP: oil/gas 85% GDP: tourism 12% NATURAL RESOURCES arable land 3% 12% oil reserves (million barrels) 9,040 15 gas reserves (trillion cubic ft) 9.3 0.32
diamond reserves (billion ct) 0.18 1.1
coal reserves (billion tons) 54
other fish,coffee uranium, gold ANGOLA SOUTH AFRICA
STATISTICAL COMPARISONSTATISTICAL COMPARISON
STATISTICAL COMPARISONSTATISTICAL COMPARISONSMALL SMALL
POPULATIONPOPULATION
OIL/GASOIL/GASRESOURCES!RESOURCES!
DIVERSEDIVERSE
EDUCATEDEDUCATED
LANDLANDDIAMONDS DIAMONDS
& COAL& COAL
OLDEROLDERPOPULATIONPOPULATION
FEW TRIBALFEW TRIBALRELIGIONSRELIGIONS
ANGOLAANGOLA
SOUTH SOUTH AFRICAAFRICA
SOUTHSOUTHAFRICAAFRICA
ANGOLAANGOLA
living in Africa . . .living in Africa . . .traveling in east Africa . . .traveling in east Africa . . .
traveling in east Africa . . .traveling in east Africa . . .
ANGOLAANGOLA
SOUTH SOUTH AFRICAAFRICA
EgyptEgypt
ZimbabweZimbabwe
KenyaKenya
TanzaniaTanzania
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ANGOLAANGOLA
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Victoria Falls &Victoria Falls &
WORLDWIDE HOUSING
www.VRBO.com (individual owners within site)www.homeaway.com (individual owners within site)
SOUTH AFRICA Housing:
www.villa-st-leon.co.za/ (private home - owner: Babel Schumacher)www.christinesbeachcottage.com (private home - owner: Dan & Christine Carter) http://www.sa-venues.com (individual owners within site)
Safari Travel:www.Africa-Adventure.com (US based safari company)www.ClassicAfricanSafaris .com (Hamish Grant -independent safari guide – Kenya)www.CCAfrica.com (up-scale safaris w/conservation focus)www.sanparks.org (direct booking for South Africa National Parks)
CHINA TRAVELwww.cits.net (China International Travel Service)Guilin: http://en.guilincits.com (agents: Christine, Shelley)
FRANCEHousing: http://www.rentapart.com (agent: Annebelle) http://www.parisattitude.com (agent: Sylvain Guilemin)
Houseboat rental: http://alpha-croisiere.com
OUR TRAVEL WEBSITESOUR TRAVEL WEBSITES
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