Sanibonani! My name is Chelsea Beyrand and I am a junior at Boston College studying Human Development and Theology!
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I am leaving in 17 days for South Africa, where I will spend the semester studying at Rhodes University in Grahamstown.
I have been doing my research for a few months now and here are some fun facts about South Africa:
1. South Arica is the second largest exporter of fruit in the world.
2. South Africa has the longest wine route in the world.
3. Kruger National Park supports the greatest variety of wildlife species on the African continent.
4. South Africa is the only country in the world to voluntarily abandon its nuclear weapons program.
5. South Africa is the first country in Africa to host the prestigious FIFA World Cup!
6. South Africa has deserts, wetlands, grasslands, bush, subtropical forests, mountains, and escarpments.
7. The oldest remains of modern humans were found in South Africa and are well over 160,000 years old.
8. South Africa is 5 times the size of Japan, and 3 times the size of Texas.
9. South Africa has eleven official languages: Zulu, Afrikaans, English, Xhosa, Siswathi, Sesotho, Tsonga, Sepedi, Ndebele, Setswana, and Tsivenda.
For now I am off to start packing and pray that my visa gets here in time! Hambani kahle!
