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Maconprogress in the Motherland Assignment

Maconprogress in the Motherland Assignment. Members: Eric Brown, Myah Cooper, Mariah Madison, Felicia Ballard. 1 st Flight. Chicago to Douala, Cameroon Checking into: Somatel Hotel Total Price: $5,883; $1,962per person including hotel Average Climate: High 90 Low mid-70

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Maconprogress in the Motherland Assignment

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  1. Maconprogress in the Motherland Assignment Members: Eric Brown, Myah Cooper, Mariah Madison, Felicia Ballard

  2. 1st Flight • Chicago to Douala, Cameroon • Checking into: Somatel Hotel • Total Price: $5,883; $1,962per person including hotel • Average Climate: • High 90 Low mid-70 • High Humidity low chance of precipitation • Light winds • Low UV index

  3. 2nd Flight • Douala, Cameroon to Accra, Ghana • Checking into: Labadi Beach Hotel • Total Price: $12,954; $4,318per person including hotel • Average Climate • High: 90 Low: high-70 • High Humidity Low chance of precipitation • Light winds • Low UV index

  4. 3rd Flight • Accra, Ghana to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe • Checking into: Hotel Inn Bulawayo • Total Price: $9,135; 3,046per person including hotels • Average Climate • High: mid 70 Low: 60 • High Humidity moderate chance of precipitation • Moderate winds • Low UV index

  5. Cameroon • Hi my name is…What is yours? • Salut mon nom est .... Quel est le vôtre? • How much does this cost? • Combien coûte ce • How do I get to… • Comment est-ce que je me rends ... • Where is (the)… • Où se trouve (le) … • What time is it? • Quelle heure est-il?

  6. Ghana • The official language of Ghana is English.

  7. Zimbabwe • The primary language is English but Shone is also widely spoken • Hi my name is.. • Zita rangu ndi... • How are you? • Wakadini zvako? • How much does this cost? • Chinoita marii? • Where is the bathroom? • Chimbuzi chiripi? • I don’t understand • Handisi kunyaso nzwisisa

  8. Currency of Cameroon • The official currency of Cameroon is Communaute Financiere Africaine franc(CFA) • One CFA is equivalent to 100 centimes • The denominations of notes in Cameroon are CFA franc 10,000, 5000, 2000, 1000 and 500 • The denominations of coins in Cameroon are CFA franc 250, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5, and 1. • 1 CFA franc = 0.002073 US Dollar • 1 US Dollar = 482.460 CFA Franc

  9. Currency of Ghana • The official currency of Ghana is the Cedi.(GHC) • The cedi can be divided into one hundred pesewas. • The coins in circulation include the 50, 100, 200, and 500 cedi coins. Banknotes produced are the 1000, 2000, 5000, 10,000, and 20,000 cedi notes. • 1 Ghanaian Cedi = 0.0001 US Dollar • 1 US Dollar = 10,000 Cedi

  10. Currency of Zimbabwe • The official currency of Zimbabwe is the Zimbabwe Dollar(ZWD or Z$) • The denominations in Zimbabwe are Z$1, Z$5, Z$10, Z$20, Z$50, Z$100 and Z$500. • 1 Zimbabwe Dollar = 0.0026 • US Dollar1 USD = 384.615385 ZWD

  11. Cameroon Ettiquette • It is polite to shake hands. • In the Francophone south, close friends may embrace while brushing cheeks and kissing the air along with a handshake. • In the Anglophone north, close friends have a unique handshake in which, as they pull their hands back they snap the other person’s middle finger with their thumb. • As a sign of respect men often lower their head and avert their eyes when greeting an elder or a superior and elders are greeted first. • Some Muslims will not shake hands across genders • Women tend not to look the other person in the eye even if it is another woman • If you are invited to a Cameroonian’s home, bring fruit, whiskey, or wine to the host. Do not bring wine if your host is Muslim. • Cameroonians are somewhat formal and believe good table manners demonstrate respect • Many Cameroonians eat with their hands, although foreign guests may be offered cutlery.

  12. Ghanaian Ettiquette • With foreigners the most common greeting is the handshake with a smile. • When shaking hands between themselves Ghanaians will hold the right hand in the normal manner but will then twist and click each other’s middle finger. Unless you are experienced it is best to stick to a normal handshake! • Christians will generally shake hands between the sexes; practising Muslims often will not shake hands with people of the opposite sex. • Dress well; Ghanaians place a lot of emphasis on how people dress. You may need to remove your shoes. • Ghanaians table manners are relatively formal. • Ghanaians always want to protect their own and others’ face as well as maintain harmonious relationships. As a result they tend to use proverbs, wise sayings, analogies readily.

  13. Zimbabwean Etiquette • A firm handshake with the right hand is excepted • Holding hands with the same sex is accepted but not with the opposite gender unless the two are married. • Speaking to someone with your hands in your pockets is unacceptable

  14. Artifact Of Zimbabwe • Pictures of the Great Zimbabwean Ruins

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