Things I learned in South Africa

How is a trip to South Africa for Biology? Well, you do learn a lot so here are some of the lessons I learned from my South Africa Trip

1 / Apartheid is far more recent than you could imagine

2 / Faeces can be really interesting

3 / There is no such thing as a tamed leopard

4 / It is very easy to find oranges

5 / You can see your breath at 5.30 in the morning it's so cold

6 / You can melt the soles of Doc Martins

7 / You can take Sophie out of the west but you can't take the west out of Sophie

8 / Lions have carb comas

9 / They don't have paprika Pringles

10 / If your teachers are amazing at school, they'll be more amazing if you stay with them

11 / Bars can be found in really cool places

12 / Koeksisters are the proof that something can be both amazing and make you want to vomit at the same time

13 / Honey badgers are really smart

14 / If you see a honey badger cup and run

15 / Monkeys do actually like bananas

16 / Monkeys also like packets of sugar

17 / A Mugg and Bean meal will feed you for the next 24 hours

18 / Hyena poop is white from the calcium in the bones they eat

19 /  South Africa does not put much emphasis on speedy broadband

20 / If you get close to an ostrich lie on the ground and protect your head

21 / Deet melts plastic

22 / Urban Decay eyeshadow can last for two days

23 / Be brave

24 / When hippos yawn it's actually a sign of aggression

25 / Barbequed pineapple is really good

26 / If you speak Afrikaans you can't understand Dutch

27 / There is always room to haggle

28 /  Everyone will love you if you have the good hair dryer

29 / A lot of information can be attained about the land from the vegetation

30 / Herbivores have their eyes on the sides of their head, not the front

31 / The Tropic of Capricorn runs through South Africa

32 / Adults don't mind if you talk about books to them

33 / Mr Brightside is the best sing a long song

34 / Eyelash curlers are something I should have been using

35 / If you are using a hair dryer, don't turn on a hand dryer in the same room or you could fuse the room

36 / If someone says hello to you when you don't have your glasses on just be friendly and hope you know them

37 / Some people are brave enough to go for a wee in Kruger Park

38 / The best way to count animals is from a helicopter

39 / Disposables make really nice pictures

40 / You will become closer to your friends in two weeks away than you will in two months at home