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UConn's Cape Town Study Abroad Student Guide: Banking and Money

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UConn's Cape Town Study Abroad Student Guide. This guide has been compiled over several years by co-educators in UConn's Education Abroad in Cape Town Program. South African Currency, Exchange Rates, Banks. South African currency is called the Rand. The exchange rate changes from day-to-day. During the last few years the exchange rate has varied between 6.8 - 1 2. 1 ZAR (Rand) to 1 USD (Dollar). As of November 1, 2015. You can check the exchange rate at Yahoo Financ. E or Currency Converter. 5 Add a fami...

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UConn's Cape Town Study Abroad Student Guide: FAQs Answered by Ben Brown, former RA for the program

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UConn's Cape Town Study Abroad Student Guide. This guide has been compiled over several years by co-educators in UConn's Education Abroad in Cape Town Program. FAQs Answered by Ben Brown, former RA for the program. UConn Education Abroad in Cape Town. Former Study Abroad Student and UConn RA 2008-2015). What are the weather conditions going to be like when we arrive in Cape Town? You will be arriving in Cape Town in the middle of summer, lucky you! You will mostly be wearing summer time clothes while you...

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UConn's Cape Town Study Abroad Student Guide: Packing for Cape Town

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UConn's Cape Town Study Abroad Student Guide. This guide has been compiled over several years by co-educators in UConn's Education Abroad in Cape Town Program. Packing for Cape Town. What to bring and what to leave behind. Hese guidelines have been compiled by a variety of students over a number years. As you might imagine there is no consensus on the amount of clothes to bring so these are only general guidelines which hopefully provide very general suggestions. You can easily purchase bottles of famili...

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UConn's Cape Town Study Abroad Student Guide: Communal Living

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UConn's Cape Town Study Abroad Student Guide. This guide has been compiled over several years by co-educators in UConn's Education Abroad in Cape Town Program. Things learned in the process. Living in one house with so many people can be stressful at times (but mostly fun! It's best to decide how you will separate the refrigerator space into sections for before your first shopping trip. It's much easier to know in advance where you will put your things and then be able to keep track of your belonging...

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UConn's Cape Town Study Abroad Student Guide: DVDs on South Africa

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UConn's Cape Town Study Abroad Student Guide. This guide has been compiled over several years by co-educators in UConn's Education Abroad in Cape Town Program. DVDs on South Africa. A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2002). A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony. Captures both the sorrow and the triumph of life in South Africa from the 1950s to 1990, when Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress came into power. Angels of the Dust. The inspiring story of Marion Cloete who with her family fearlessly wa...

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UConn's Cape Town Study Abroad Student Guide: Language and Key Phrases

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UConn's Cape Town Study Abroad Student Guide. This guide has been compiled over several years by co-educators in UConn's Education Abroad in Cape Town Program. Language and Key Phrases. South Africa has 11 official languages. 8211; English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu, Venda, Swazi, Ndebele, Tswana, Tsonga, Sepedi, and Southern Sotho. There are several words/phrases in each language (including English) that are good to know and that you will probably become very familiar with:. Dried meat, like jerky. Here ar...

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UConn's Cape Town Study Abroad Student Guide: Challenges & Suggestions

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UConn's Cape Town Study Abroad Student Guide. This guide has been compiled over several years by co-educators in UConn's Education Abroad in Cape Town Program. Insights From Former Participants:. Orientation can seem like a whirlwind but take as much in as you can because when your on UCT campus or at work, things that you've seen during Orientation or heard about may be talked about and its cool to understand what they are saying because you learned about it at Orientation. You will be having emotionall...

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UConn's Cape Town Study Abroad Student Guide: Transportation

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UConn's Cape Town Study Abroad Student Guide. This guide has been compiled over several years by co-educators in UConn's Education Abroad in Cape Town Program. There are many different ways to travel in Cape Town and you will probably use them all! The best way to travel is by walking. Many of us walked to the University of Cape Town for classes, and to Main Road in Rondebosch or Mowbray to go grocery shopping. If you’re going into downtown Cape Town, the best way to get there is by minibus taxi,. Unless...

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UConn's Cape Town Study Abroad Student Guide: Things to Do and Know Before Going to Cape Town

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UConn's Cape Town Study Abroad Student Guide. This guide has been compiled over several years by co-educators in UConn's Education Abroad in Cape Town Program. Things to Do and Know Before Going to Cape Town. BEFORE YOU GO CHECKLIST! Get or renew your passport. As soon as you start your application process. Apply for your visa. Inform your bank and/or credit card company that you will be in South Africa. Check the international fees on your credit and debit cards and make comparisons. Be certain you know...