And now the moment you've all been sitting on the edge of your seats for the last four weeks for...
1) dassie - a rock badger: a rodent about the size of a groundhog that is frequently seen along the South African coast
2) joll - party! As in "Hey man, let's have a joll!"
3) hooter - a car horn
4) bakkie - a type of truck
5) kangaroo care - where mothers take care of their babies by wrapping them in a pouch against their chest; this is especially important for premature babies, since the mother's heartbeat and body temperature mimic conditions in the womb
6) big five - the biggest animals you'll see on a South African safari: elephant, lion, leopard, rhinoceros, and cheetah
7) wimpy - the South African equivalent of McDonald's, and home of the champ burger--breakfast + lunch + a bun = one nasty burger.
8) crazy store - kind of like a dollar store in the states, just a bunch of random cheap stuff all thrown into bins in a store
9) matric - a student in the last year of secondary school (short for "matriculant"), like an American high school senior
10) dop - system where workers get paid part of their wages in wine or other alcoholic beverages, now thankfully outlawed
Congratulations to the one and only contestant, Ray, and to Grandma for knowing what a dassie was. I'll try to put up one more post soon with some final thoughts about my last two weeks in South Africa and the whole experience in general.
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