My Trip To Africa

March 10, 2007

Telvin Walker
Grade 6

I am going to Africa and the things I am going to talk about are the plane rides, things I ate, things I saw and Senegal. My plane ride was scary because it was my first time. The things I ate tasted very odd from U.S. food. The things I saw were beautiful, but very different. Senegal is different from South Africa because of the way it looks.

My first time on a plane was scary because I never been on one. When I got on the plane I went to my seat. Since there were less people on the plane I had a row to myself. When the plane got onto the runway, I was frightened. A crew member told me to fasten my seatbelt for take off. After I fastened my seat belt, it was time for take off. The plane started speeding down the runway, then it finally lifted into the air.

When we going through the clouds I was scared, because you could not see anything. Then the plane rose above all the clouds. The flight lasted 15 hours long. The plane ride to Senegal was very different. They had to reroute because of a storm. It was different because I ate a different meal. Instead of beef I ate chicken. They also had new movies to watch. I did not have a row to myself on that flight. I did not have a row to myself because some people were going to New York.

U.S. food taste different from African food. One night, at dinner I had something called prawns. Prawns are whole shrimps with heads still attached. They give you butter and a special hot dressing to dip them in. I liked the prawns. Another night we had oxtail with vinegar inside the soup. It was delicious. Another night I had a chicken salad. It’s a salad with spiced chicken, and a sauce.

In Senegal, I ate many different types of foods. I tried Chicken Yassah. Yassah is a little spicy sauce that goes on the chicken. It also comes with rice. Then I tried something called “Chebigen.” It is stir fried rice with fish, fish balls, and vegetables. It was delicious. The Chicken Yassah was also good. I got a hamburger from “Ali Baba.” “Ali Baba” is a restaurant. The hamburger was fantastic. It had fries, eggs, ketchup and cheese. It was so delicious. For breakfast I had a omelet. I had some orange juice and a croissant. It was tasty.

The things I saw in Senegal were different, but beautiful. I went to the “Pink lake.” The water is pink because of the salt. The salt is prepared for food. You can get in the water and not sink. I can not name the resort, but it was fun. It had a beach, and I got in the water. It was very fun. It was fun because it was hot on that day.

The things I saw in South Africa were animals, art, and people. The animals I saw were antelopes, hogs, deers, elephants, ostriches, zebras and hippos. The art I saw was at Esther Malunguay’s village. Her art is done in chicken feathers. She also was the example for the front of BZB’s Anacostia Art Gallery. Her artwork is beautiful. The people in South Africa are different because they speak different languages. They speak many languages. For example, they speak Zulu, Nkosa. In the Nkosa language they click when they speak. They love soccer and call soccer football.

Senegal is different from South Africa because of the hotel I stayed in. In South Africa I stayed in a hotel called “Rose Bank Hotel.” It was a nice hotel. For breakfast I had many different selections of food. They had a pool and a gym. It was fun staying at this hotel.

The hotel in Senegal is very different. It’s different because the hotel is shaped like a lion. The restaurant is inside of the lion’s mouth. The rooms are in the stomach. They had a gym also. The hotel had 16 rooms and suites. It was fun staying at this hotel.

Giving away crayons and coloring books brings joy to the children when I gave it to them. They became very happy. Sometimes when I didn’t have enough, I told them that they would have to share. They didn’t mind sharing the stuff.

The vendors are very exciting. When we were on the bus, all the vendors were trying to sell us their merchandise. I brought some of it.

I bought little bags for my sisters. I got 10 for 5,000 milfrancs. Their money is different from U.S. money. In the U.S. 5,000 milfrancs is only $10.

I learned to give, how to write an outline, and that giving is important. I really enjoy coming to Africa. I am only 12 years old. I don’t think I would have had this chance to go. Therefore, I want to thank Ms. Britton very much. This trip changed my life.

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