Meet Destiny!
What is your full name?
Desiree Destiny Vries
Where were you born? Windhoek
How old are you? 18 What
grade are you in? 10th
What is your home language? Afrikaans
What other languages do you speak? English,
Nama (Khoekhoegowag)
From what tribe are you? Damara
& Nama mix.
How many brothers & sisters
do you have? one brother (18 yrs old), one sister (7)
Who do you live with? My
stepfather, my brother, my sister, my aunt
How long does it take to walk to
school? 4 minutes
What is your daily schedule
like? After school (at 1:00) I get out of my school uniform, eat lunch, go
practice soccer, come home & listen to music, bathe, cook, eat, and sleep.
What are your hobbies? Playing
soccer and dancing
What do you usually eat for
lunch? Bread, french fries, and
sausage. Dinner? Pap (porridge) &
meat (usually sheep).
What’s your favorite food? Pizza.
How long do you study each week?
2 hours
How much homework do you have
every day? 5 or 6 subjects
What is your favorite school
subject? English
What do you want to be when you grow
up? An office woman, I want to have my own office
What do you do on the weekends? Usually
I have soccer games that I have to play, but sometimes I go to parties. And Sundays are for church.
Who is your favorite celebrity? Rihanna
Where is the coolest place
you’ve ever visited? Walvis Bay,
Namibia, because the sea is very beautiful.
Where in the world would you
visit if you could? Botswana, because the greatest women soccer players are
there.
What
do you want Americans to know about Namibia?
Namibia is a cool country. We
have many resources, which the Americans would like.
About
Namibians? Namibians are very
hardworking people, they are not bad people.
Meet Maria!
What is your full name? Maria
Lungambo Amutenya
Where were you born? Ondangwa
How old are you? 18
What grade? 10th
What is your home language? Oshiwambo
What other languages do you speak? English,
Afrikaans
From what tribe are you? Oshiwambo
How many brothers & sisters
do you have? Two brothers (14 yrs, 1 yr)
Who do you live with? My
mom, my dad, my 2 aunts, my 2 cousins and my small brother.
How long does it take to get to
school? 10 minutes
What is your daily schedule
like? When I get home from school, I watch TV, go through my school work,
clean the house, and eat. I go to sleep at 7:00 p.m.
What are your hobbies? Dancing
and singing and reading.
What do you usually eat for
lunch/dinner? I usually eat porridge
& meat (red meat), and for dinner sometimes we eat rice and meat or
chicken.
What’s your favorite food? Meat!
How long do you study each week? 10 hours (2 hours a day)
How much homework do you have every
day? 4 subjects each day.
What is your favorite school
subject? English and Life Science
What do you want to be when you
grow up? A medical doctor.
What do you do on the weekends? I
usually go to my church classes, so I’m not home very much on the weekends.
Who is your favorite celebrity? Beyonce
and Hannah Montana
Where is the coolest place
you’ve ever visited? Luderitz –
because it’s a nice place, and my old friends are there. Also Tsumeb because of the plants and the
greenery, it’s also quiet there.
Where in the world would you
visit if you could? USA because I want to meet new people.
What
do you want Americans to know about Namibia? I want them to see our animals
– they should visit Etosha, and see how the country looks.
About
Namibians? I want them to know about
the cultures, how we live here, and how some kids are suffering.
Meet Karina!
What is your full name? Karina
Conny Lee Shilongo
Where were you born? Oshakati
How old are you? 17
What grade? 9th
What is your home language? Oshiwambo
What other languages do you speak? English,
Afrikaans
From what tribe are you? Oshiwambo
& Angolan
How many brothers & sisters
do you have? 7 sisters and 3 brothers
Who do you live with? My big
brother (40 years old) and his wife
How long does it take to get to
school? 15 minutes
What is your daily schedule
like? When I get home from school I
start studying, watch TV, play soccer with my brother.
What are your hobbies? Reading
books and watching TV (telenovelas).
What do you usually eat for
lunch/dinner? Lunch – chicken &
macaroni, Dinner – meat (goat) & porridge
What’s your favorite food? Chicken
How long do you study each week? 30 minutes each day Monday –Friday, and 15
minutes on Saturdays & Sundays.
How much homework do you have
every day? 5 subjects
What is your favorite school
subject? History, English, Geography
What do you want to be when you
grow up? A doctor.
What do you do on the weekends? Study,
wash my school uniform, go to church. I
like watching TV on the weekends.
Who is your favorite celebrity? Rihanna
Where is the coolest place
you’ve ever visited? Windhoek (the
capital) because it’s the most beautiful place to be.
Where in the world would you
visit if you could? USA because I want to see how it looks, what kind of
things they do there, what kinds of traditions they have there.
What
do you want Americans to know about Namibia? I’d like them to know what our schools look like,
what our uniforms look like, and what kinds of products we develop and produce
here (like the fish factory in Luderitz).
About Namibians? I want them to know about our culture, our different people, and how we have different tribes & how we communicate.
Meet Epison!
What is your full name? Epison
Shange Mopyene
Where were you born? Keetmanshoop
How old are you? 17
What grade? 9th
What is your home language? Afrikaans
What other languages do you speak? English,
Oshiwambo
From what tribe are you? Oshiwambo
How many brothers & sisters
do you have? 2 brothers (12 and 20 yrs old) 1 sister (22 yrs old)
Who do you live with? With
my mother, father, 2 brothers and sister
How long does it take to get to
school? 30 minutes
What is your daily schedule
like? After school I play video
games, I like to watch soccer, and play street soccer
What are your hobbies? Playing
soccer, swimming.
What do you usually eat for
lunch/dinner? Lunch – bread &
maybe some meat or soup, Dinner – We eat meat (sheep) & rice. Before we sleep and for breakfast we eat
fruit.
What’s your favorite food? Jell-O
How long do you study each week? 2 hours each day
How much homework do you have
every day? 4 subjects every day
What is your favorite school
subject? English, Math, Life Science
What do you want to be when you
grow up? A medical driver (ambulance)
What do you do on the weekends? I
help my mom with washing clothes, and cleaning the house. I enjoy it.
Who is your favorite celebrity? Michael
Jackson
Where is the coolest place
you’ve ever visited? Walvis Bay,
because the people are friendly, the weather is nice, people don’t judge other
people – they’re just cool.
Where in the world would you
visit if you could? Los Angeles, USA, because I’ve heard many things about
it.
What
do you want Americans to know about Namibia? That it’s a good place, but
the thing that hurts me the most is that many people are abusing alcohol here,
and many young girls have babies.
Meet Jacques!
What is your full name? Jacques
Titus
Where were you born? Keetmanshoop
How old are you? 16
What grade? 9th
What is your home language? Afrikaans
What other languages do you speak? English,
Nama (Khoekhoegowag)
From what tribe are you? Nama,
Damara
How many brothers & sisters
do you have? 1 brother (19 years) and 4 sisters (from 10-24 years old)
Who do you live with? My
three aunts and 1 uncle, my brother, and 3 cousins
How long does it take to get to
school? 10-15 minutes
What is your daily schedule
like? After school I watch
movies/TV, I chat with my friends, and play soccer.
What are your hobbies? Reading
newspapers, playing soccer, making jokes with my friends.
What do you usually eat for
lunch/dinner? Lunch – porridge and
meat (beef usually), dinner – macaroni with chicken.
What’s your favorite food? Pizza
How long do you study each week? I don’t study every day, just when it’s
important.
How much homework do you have
every day? Almost every subject.
What is your favorite school
subject? History, Entrepreneurship,
English
What do you want to be when you
grow up? A judge/magistrate.
What do you do on the weekends? Mostly
I like to go out with my friends, or play games with my friends.
Who is your favorite celebrity? Cristiano
Ronaldo
Where is the coolest place
you’ve ever visited? Luderitz,
because it’s good to be by the sea, and the ecosystems there are interesting.
The plants and animals there are different than what we have here.
Where in the world would you
visit if you could? Spain, because Spain has good soccer players.
What
do you want Americans to know about Namibia? I would tell them about our different animals
that we have here, and the way that we live here and the way they live there is
very different. We have a beautiful
country.
About
Namibians? That we have many
different cultures, that we have beautiful people.
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