Week 5 23/03/2011
Today I'm sad people it is my last day in this course I'm moving on to the next one.
I will like to thank my facilitator Salaminah Manaiwa for her patience... She thought me a lot she is awsome!!!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
SITE GUIDE
Week 4-5 14/03/2011
Hallo my friends.
This week we started on Amphibians Frogs / Todes
Both never drink water and like humans the females are bigger than the male hahaha!! Todes have rough skin and frogs have smooth skin, Todes have shorter hind legs and frogs is longer Todes spend more of the time on land and frogs more in water. You will the African bull frog, Bush-veld rain frog and then Red backed tode and your Plat-anna.
After that we started with Geology, its the study of rocks and process of over the earth and the history. You get 3 types of rocks Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic. Igneous from motten rock called mayma which is emplaced into and onto the crust during volcanic activity... Its nice to know your surroundings!
Wednesday they took us to do game capturing to set up the boma I did not know it is so many work but luckily we finished. The following morning we were on the farm 5:30 ready to catch some wildlife. We caught Blesbok, Zebras and blue wilde bees, It was really nice and I learned a lot...
I was working this weekend doing game drives and guess what? I got my first tip R100-00 it felt if I won the lotto it felt awesome to get a tip it shows you know your job and how to communicate with your guests...
Hallo my friends.
This week we started on Amphibians Frogs / Todes
Both never drink water and like humans the females are bigger than the male hahaha!! Todes have rough skin and frogs have smooth skin, Todes have shorter hind legs and frogs is longer Todes spend more of the time on land and frogs more in water. You will the African bull frog, Bush-veld rain frog and then Red backed tode and your Plat-anna.
After that we started with Geology, its the study of rocks and process of over the earth and the history. You get 3 types of rocks Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic. Igneous from motten rock called mayma which is emplaced into and onto the crust during volcanic activity... Its nice to know your surroundings!
I was working this weekend doing game drives and guess what? I got my first tip R100-00 it felt if I won the lotto it felt awesome to get a tip it shows you know your job and how to communicate with your guests...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
SITE GUIDE
Week 3 07/03/2011
Good day my followers.
We started this week learning about Insects,learning all about them. We learned the different types of insects like ground beetles that have a chemical defense, dung beetles that roll a ball of dung then you get your wood boring beetles, blister beetles, fire flies, lady birds and tok tokkies. In the entire kingdom there is 300 000 species. Insects are divided in 3 type of body part, the head the thorax and the abdomen.
The following day we learned about scorpions and spiders. Spiders and Scorpions carry the same venom cytotoxic... The venomous spiders in S.A is the voilin spider, yellow sac spider and the black button spider. Then with scorpions how to identify a scorpion is by the thickness of the tail the size of the pincers and the abdomen (body). Your 4 types of scorpions, burrowing scorpion, bark scorpion, thick tail scorpion and your sand dwelling scorpion. Scorpions without tails are known us false scorpions and book-scorpions, we have got 172 species of scorpions in S.A.
Then again we started with Astronomy, astronomy is your universe planets, stars etc. We learned the 9 planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
It was a nice week and yet again learned allot... Chow for Now
Good day my followers.
We started this week learning about Insects,learning all about them. We learned the different types of insects like ground beetles that have a chemical defense, dung beetles that roll a ball of dung then you get your wood boring beetles, blister beetles, fire flies, lady birds and tok tokkies. In the entire kingdom there is 300 000 species. Insects are divided in 3 type of body part, the head the thorax and the abdomen.
The following day we learned about scorpions and spiders. Spiders and Scorpions carry the same venom cytotoxic... The venomous spiders in S.A is the voilin spider, yellow sac spider and the black button spider. Then with scorpions how to identify a scorpion is by the thickness of the tail the size of the pincers and the abdomen (body). Your 4 types of scorpions, burrowing scorpion, bark scorpion, thick tail scorpion and your sand dwelling scorpion. Scorpions without tails are known us false scorpions and book-scorpions, we have got 172 species of scorpions in S.A.Then again we started with Astronomy, astronomy is your universe planets, stars etc. We learned the 9 planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
It was a nice week and yet again learned allot... Chow for Now
Sunday, March 6, 2011
SITE GUIDE
WEEK 2 28/02/2011
Week 2 started and I was very happy because before the weekend has started our facilitator's assessed us, they assess you about the week they ask questions about what tree is that? Is the tree indigenous or not? Tell me a story about the tree? And the scientific names. And not only trees but birds, grass and mammals, so it was a lot of work in 1 week, So either you are competent or not competent... I was competent and it felt great !!
So as week 2 started with no time to loose we started with reptiles learning all about the the names and the order they are in, like in South-Africa we've got 3 types of reptiles CHELONIA, SQUAMATA, and CROCODYLIA. Chelonia animals with a shell,like a tortoise. Squamata animals with scales like snakes and lizards. Crocodylia is just basically crocodiles. We learned what type of venom there are with snakes you get your Heamotoxic your Neurotoxic and your Cytoxic.
I worked the weekend I did game drives the 1 second year always go with to to see to it that there is no mistakes. This weekend she and he said I can go alone on the game drives because I know what I am talking about so yeah now I'm alone on the game drives. I am now on 14 game drives 4 on my own, and no bad feedback. One game drive there were Indians from India after the game drive they said in their funny English thank- you you are very good and took a picture of me with the whole family... That is a good feeling now I know they can go back to India with good memory's, and a photo of their guide to show the friends and family.
Week 2 started and I was very happy because before the weekend has started our facilitator's assessed us, they assess you about the week they ask questions about what tree is that? Is the tree indigenous or not? Tell me a story about the tree? And the scientific names. And not only trees but birds, grass and mammals, so it was a lot of work in 1 week, So either you are competent or not competent... I was competent and it felt great !!
So as week 2 started with no time to loose we started with reptiles learning all about the the names and the order they are in, like in South-Africa we've got 3 types of reptiles CHELONIA, SQUAMATA, and CROCODYLIA. Chelonia animals with a shell,like a tortoise. Squamata animals with scales like snakes and lizards. Crocodylia is just basically crocodiles. We learned what type of venom there are with snakes you get your Heamotoxic your Neurotoxic and your Cytoxic.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
SITE GUIDE
WEEK 1 18/02/2011
SITE GUIDE, SITE GUIDE IS ALL ABOUT THE BUSH LEARNING TREES, GRASS, BIRDS, MAMMALS, REPTILES AND STORY'S ABOUT EACH.
WHEN I STARTED, I KNEW THIS IS GOING TO BE EASY BECAUSE SINCE I WAS A LITTLE BOY I WAS IN THE BUSH AND WATCHED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ALL THE TIME... BUT I WAS IN FOR A SHOCK IT WAS A LOT MORE DIFFICULT THEN I THOUGHT. YOU HAVE TO LEARN THE SCIENTIFIC NAMES YOU HAVE TO KNOW THE CULTURAL BELIEVES OF THE ANIMAL TREE OR WHATEVER AND THERE IS A LOT!
IN WEEK ONE WE LEARNED ABOUT MAMMALS,GRASS AND BIRDS LIKE THE GESTATION PERIODS, WHAT THEY EAT,THERE SOUNDS HOW LONG THE BABY DRINK MILK. I LOVED TO LEARN ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT IS MY PASSION AND WHAT I LOVE TO DO...
AND THEN WE ALSO LEARNED PEOPLE SKILLS, HOW TO MAKE A JOKE WHAT TIME AND ABOUT WHAT. WE LEARNED HOW TO BE SERIOUS BECAUSE THERE ARE DANGER OUT THERE AND YOU ARE THE GUIDE SO YOU ARE IN CHARGE...
I'VE BEEN ON 6 GAME DRIVES SO FAR AND SO FAR SO GOOD...
SITE GUIDE, SITE GUIDE IS ALL ABOUT THE BUSH LEARNING TREES, GRASS, BIRDS, MAMMALS, REPTILES AND STORY'S ABOUT EACH.
WHEN I STARTED, I KNEW THIS IS GOING TO BE EASY BECAUSE SINCE I WAS A LITTLE BOY I WAS IN THE BUSH AND WATCHED NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ALL THE TIME... BUT I WAS IN FOR A SHOCK IT WAS A LOT MORE DIFFICULT THEN I THOUGHT. YOU HAVE TO LEARN THE SCIENTIFIC NAMES YOU HAVE TO KNOW THE CULTURAL BELIEVES OF THE ANIMAL TREE OR WHATEVER AND THERE IS A LOT! IN WEEK ONE WE LEARNED ABOUT MAMMALS,GRASS AND BIRDS LIKE THE GESTATION PERIODS, WHAT THEY EAT,THERE SOUNDS HOW LONG THE BABY DRINK MILK. I LOVED TO LEARN ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT IS MY PASSION AND WHAT I LOVE TO DO...
AND THEN WE ALSO LEARNED PEOPLE SKILLS, HOW TO MAKE A JOKE WHAT TIME AND ABOUT WHAT. WE LEARNED HOW TO BE SERIOUS BECAUSE THERE ARE DANGER OUT THERE AND YOU ARE THE GUIDE SO YOU ARE IN CHARGE...
I'VE BEEN ON 6 GAME DRIVES SO FAR AND SO FAR SO GOOD...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
FIRST WEEKEND ON DUTY
WEEK 2 FRIDAY-SUNDAY
*FRIDAY AFTERNOON
It was challenging at first but soon we got the hack of it. We were doing welcoming, some of the students went to the gate so if the guests arrive our students greet them and get their name and surname, if the guests go in the students radio us their names and car colour so if they stop we the students by reception greet them by name it was easy in the beginning with 10 cars but then it got more and more and harder and harder. But it was a lot of fun and I learned how to work with guests we stand ed there till 9'0 clock.
SATURDAY MORNING
I was exited because they put me by the horse stables to learn about the horse safaris and how to work with the guests on safari. Luckily I always liked horse back riding because I was in for a big surprise...The first guests to arrive was polo players yap polo players. So obviously they wanted to run I just hold on and thought to myself don't fall please don't fall. I didn't fall but was very sore
SUNDAY MORNING
Now believe me when I say I was very sore when I woke up but that didn't stop me. I took a cold shower and put my khakis on and then I was ready for the day... When I got there I washed the horses and prepare them for the day. At 10'0 clock I met 2 Australian people ready for a safari...When we went out they started with the questions why this and why that. I answered all the questions I could about birds our wild life and even about the fence, when we got back they said thank-you and are very happy the way I spoke to them and did the whole safari.
I learned a lot about horses,talking to people,answering difficult questions and doing/saying something at what time . . .
*FRIDAY AFTERNOON
It was challenging at first but soon we got the hack of it. We were doing welcoming, some of the students went to the gate so if the guests arrive our students greet them and get their name and surname, if the guests go in the students radio us their names and car colour so if they stop we the students by reception greet them by name it was easy in the beginning with 10 cars but then it got more and more and harder and harder. But it was a lot of fun and I learned how to work with guests we stand ed there till 9'0 clock.
SATURDAY MORNING
I was exited because they put me by the horse stables to learn about the horse safaris and how to work with the guests on safari. Luckily I always liked horse back riding because I was in for a big surprise...The first guests to arrive was polo players yap polo players. So obviously they wanted to run I just hold on and thought to myself don't fall please don't fall. I didn't fall but was very sore
SUNDAY MORNING
Now believe me when I say I was very sore when I woke up but that didn't stop me. I took a cold shower and put my khakis on and then I was ready for the day... When I got there I washed the horses and prepare them for the day. At 10'0 clock I met 2 Australian people ready for a safari...When we went out they started with the questions why this and why that. I answered all the questions I could about birds our wild life and even about the fence, when we got back they said thank-you and are very happy the way I spoke to them and did the whole safari.
I learned a lot about horses,talking to people,answering difficult questions and doing/saying something at what time . . .
Monday, February 14, 2011
FIRST AID & FIRE FIGHTING
WEEK 2 FIRST AID TRAINING
We started Monday morning in class doing all our theoretical work learning about* Principles of first aid* The human body*Emergency action*Basic life support CPR {CARDIO PULMONARY RESUSCITATION}*WOUNDS AND BLEEDING*MUSCLE JOINT & BONE INJURIES*HEAD & SPINAL INJURIES*BURN WOUNDS*POISONING & SNAKE BITES etc...
After that we started with the practical we used each other for the bandaging they showed us how to bandage a snake bite, a deep cut, if there is a knife inside you etc...
The most important for me was the CPR they gave us dummies and showed us how to do it, after they showed us they tested us it was very nerve wrecking but we did it!! AND NOW I KNOW FIRST AID (check this space)
FIRE FIGHTING
They learned us what fire is and how dangerous it can be. They learned us the *extinguishing methods, *classification of fire, *fire extinguishers, *parts and function of a DCP (dry chemical powder) fire extinguishers, *operating portable fire extinguishers ect...
It was very nice and I found it very interesting the way it work and the different types of extinguisher for different types of fires.
We started Monday morning in class doing all our theoretical work learning about* Principles of first aid* The human body*Emergency action*Basic life support CPR {CARDIO PULMONARY RESUSCITATION}*WOUNDS AND BLEEDING*MUSCLE JOINT & BONE INJURIES*HEAD & SPINAL INJURIES*BURN WOUNDS*POISONING & SNAKE BITES etc...
After that we started with the practical we used each other for the bandaging they showed us how to bandage a snake bite, a deep cut, if there is a knife inside you etc...
FIRE FIGHTING
They learned us what fire is and how dangerous it can be. They learned us the *extinguishing methods, *classification of fire, *fire extinguishers, *parts and function of a DCP (dry chemical powder) fire extinguishers, *operating portable fire extinguishers ect...
It was very nice and I found it very interesting the way it work and the different types of extinguisher for different types of fires.
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