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What's it like to live in South Africa? Samantha shows us the day-to-day experiences of a 12-year-old girl living in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Samantha

Zoo Lake

One of the things I don't like so much about living in Johannesburg is that we are nowhere near the sea!!!  I was born in Hong Kong, which is an island surrounded by the South China  Sea, and have lived in Guam, an island in the Pacific, and Mauritius, which is an island in the Indian Ocean. So you can understand how much I miss seeing the ocean!

In Johannesburg, the closest we have to a body of water is Zoo Lake. And it's a man-made lake, not even natural!  And it's across the Zoo. But that doesn't mean it's not beautiful!

Photo: Lake
Photo: Lake with fountainBeyond the trees is the famous Hillbrow Tower in Johannesburg, which towers over the hospital! As you can see, Johannesburg is quite a hilly city.
 

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