Emma's interview

I was on my way to the Atlantics Childrens Home. I had brought a lot of clothes with me for the children, and some toys too. I was hoping to interview someone there, about their life in South Africa!

When I came to the childrens home I could see a lot of sad children, but there were a few happy faces aswell. I saw a man who was washing the childrens clothes. He looked very helpful and I could see it in his eyes that he had a big heart!
I went to him with the big bag with clothes for the chilrden. He looked up at me.

"Hi" I said.

"Hello" he said, and gave me a friendly smile.

"I am here on vacation and I was hoping to give the children some clothes, and mabye get a interview with someone?"

"Oh, thank you. Sure ,you can interview me," he said.

His english was surprisingly good.

"How long have you worked in this childrens home?"

"I have been living in this home almost my whole life. Since I ran away, when I was 9 years old!"

"Really? That´s incredible, do you remember anything from when you were 9?"

"Not a whole lot... But I had a really tough childhood."

I could tell that it was difficult for him to look back at his painful memories.

"Could you tell me something you remember about your parents?"

"Well, in South Africa some people are very mean, and we have a lot of those people. We were very poor. My dad tried everything. He started with drugs, and he could not pay back the money for the drugs, so someone killed my mom. I loved my mother very much, she was everything to me! My dad started hitting me, so I ran away,... far away. When I had been running for 3 days I stopped. I thought I was going to die. I passed out, and I woke op in this home. I don´t know who helped me, but I am very thankful!"

"That´s a really sad story you have there! How can you cope here with all the bad memories?"

"This is my home, and most of the people who live here have had a terrible lives and difficult upbringings. But I want to show them that South Africa isn't a bad place to grow up! I hope I can help somone!"

"Thats very nice of you. I'm sure you're doing a great job... What is the south African weather like?"

"Well, in the summer time it's maybe around 30-35 degrees and 20-25 in wintertime, so it's always quite hot!"

"I can see that you're very tan!"

"Haha, yes, everyone is very tan around here"

"There are a lot of deserts here, right?"

"Yes, we have a lot of them, the biggest in South Africa is Kalahari."

"Have you ever been there?"

"No i haven't had any free time. Most of the time, I am here at the home!"

"Ok, thank you for taking the time to do this. I think I will go and say hi to the children!"

"No problem. My pleasure," he said and gave me one last friendly smile.

I gave the clothes and the toys to the children. They were very happy. When I was on my way to go, all the children were running after me! It was actually quite sad to leave them, but at least I know there is someone who cares for them and that helps a great deal.

Mathilde, interview

We’re almost in Johannesburg, and the bus is quite dirty, but who cares when you are so excited to go on a Safari! I’m planning to interview the guide. When you are in the middle of nowhere, in the woods, you are in the most exciting place to interview someone.

The guide is waiting for us. He looks really cool while he is standing there, handsome, by his Range Rover. He is wearing shorts to his knee, and his black skin is glowing in the sun.

“Hi there!” I shouted to the guide.

“Well, hi!” He answered.

“Could I ask you a couple of questions?” I asked with an embarrassing smile.

“Sure! I love to talk about South Africa.”

“Thank you! Okay, first question: How to you like the weather here?”

“It is very warm and sunny in the summer between January and March, but in the nights it is pretty cold.”

“Wow. At home in Norway it’s is at the most worm times in June, July!”

“Ha-ha, that’s when it’s coldest and most rainiest here in South Africa!”

“Okay. On to next question. We are going to a Safari her in Kruger Park. What should we look forward to the most?”

“I think everyone’s going to love the giraffes! They are so beautiful here in South Africa.”

“Oh. We’re looking forward to it! I’ve heard all of this is amazing. But could it be any trouble when it is many different religions here?”

“Actually, that’s not a problem. Over 80 % of the people in South Africa are Christian. The rest is mostly Catholics, so no one is judging any one here.”

“Well, that’s great! Isn’t it a problem with the ones who’s black and the ones who’s white either?”

“No, or it could be maybe a little discussion about it, but not often. Almost 75 % of the people is black so it’s not many to fight with.”

“South Africa seems like a loving country!”

“Hm. Yes, but were not pleased with our president all the time.”

“Why not?”

“Well, not everyone trusts him. Because he has been charged with rape in 2005 and was in jail in 15 years before that, but I think we can give him a new chance, but not everyone agrees with me.”

“I hope your right! I all people deserves a second chance. But now I think we shall start this trip! Thank you for answering my questions.”

“It’s been my pleasure.” He smiled with his white shiny teeth and I was really exited for this safari here in Johannesburg.

- Mathilde

Bo Kaap gaten



De fleste som bor i Bo Kaap gaten er fra Indonesia, Malasya og India, som ble fanget på 17. 18. århundret og slaver fro det østindiske kompani.
Gatene har beholdt sin kulturelle identitet med at de er bratte og trange. Det mest spesielle med gaten er at mange av husene er i alle regnbuens farge.

En av de eldste bygningene er innredet som et muslimsk hus fra 19 hundretallet og det inneholder dokumenter om historien til Kapp Malays.

Hvert år den andre januar feirer Bo-kaap en stor gatefest (coon carnival) i sentrum av byen. Den ble egentlig introdusert av muslimskie fanger som feiret sin eneste fridag i året. I dag går mann, kvinne og barn i fargerike, blanke dresser, hvite hatter fra Grand Parade til green point stadium.

Vi har nå funnet noen spennende steder å besøke, her er noen av dem.

-Table mountain hvor man kan se hele Cape Town og Det indiske hav på den ene siden og atlanterhavet på den andre.
-Hvaltitting i hermanus som er et lite tettsted ikke veldig langt unna Cape Town.
-Bo-Kaap gaten
-Robben island
-Chillen på stranden hele dagen

Intervju

As you know we live in Backpackers district six that is a little hotel in Cape Town. One day I go to the information desk asking if there is any exiting to do in cape town.

“Hey”

“Hello”

“I wondered if you can recommend something to do here”

“oh yes, you can walk trough the bo- kaap street or look at the whales up close at hermanus witch is a little village not far from here”

“Hmm, what is so special about the Bo-Kapp Street”

“ the buildings are in the most fantastic colours and it has a special history”

“Can you tell me something about the history”

“Not really, I do not know much about it, but you can go to the
Bo-Kapp museum”

“okay, I’ll think I will do that. Thank you, bye”

“bye bye”

FOLKEGRUPPER

En folketelling i 2001 viste at av landets 44,8 millioner innbyggere definerte 75 % seg som svarte, 14 % som hvite, 9 % som fargede ogKategorien svarte er den største

Kategorien svarte er den største og politisk dominerende befolkningsgruppen i dagens Sør-Afrika. Denne gruppen består av mange forskjellige bantutalende språkgrupper. Noen av disse er veldig opptatt av sin etniske bakgrunn, andre er mer urbaniserte og opptatt av en felles sørafrikansk identitet. De største etniske gruppene her er zulu- og xhosa-folkene 3 % som indiske og asiatiske.

Kategorien hvite kan stort sett deles inn i to hovedgrupper; engelsk og afrikaans-talende. Disse nedstammer fra to forskjellige innvandringsbølger til landet, den første under den hollandske koloniepoken.

Kategorien fargede er en blanding av flere forskjellige etniske grupper. Deres hovedspråk er Afrikaans, og de utgjør majoriteten i Cape Town og Western Cape. Hovedrøttene deres er på den ene siden de i dag nærmest utryddede folkegruppene Khoi (også nedsettende kalt hottentotter,) og San (også nedsettende kalt buskmenn), og på den andre siden malaisiske slaver, svarte slaver fra Angola og Mosambik, og hviteen andre under den engelske

Interviev av Elisabeth

Interview: Elisabeth 8a2

I’m looking for some people to interview, maybe there’s someone on the new football stadium Soccer City.
Since South-Africa shall have football WC so there’s probably many people there. Oh there is a man, maybe I can interview him.
“Hi, I’m Elisabeth. Can I interview you?”

“Sure, why not.”

“Why are you here at Soccer City?”

“I’m working on building it.”

“I see. Are you interested in football?”

“Not really actually, it’s boring watch some people kick a ball around.”

“When you were little didn’t you dream of being a football player and win prices and money and championships?”

“Off course I did but that little boy grew up and found out that it’s more in life than football.”

”Do you have any children?”

”I have a son, but he isn’t that interested in football.
He’s more into climbing”

“Really thats exsiting too, but back to you. Which football teams do you like the most?”

“That would have to be South-Africa”

“Ok, are you going to watch any games?”

“I don’t know, maybe if I get tickets.”

"Thank you for you´r time, bye!"

"Good bye"

av: Elisabeth 8a2