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 * Prelude **

Wow, talk about lucky. Out of all the millions who tried, I was the one who won the trip to Africa. It was a pretty big contest, sponsored by a big company, Sivilaco. I heard they had a weird history, with a couple kidnappings. But who cares? I’m going to Africa! But what to pack? 30 days, of JUST Africa. Also, I need to plan my trip. First off, I’ll go to Algeria. I heard quite a bit of this country. Too bad they only gave me today to get on the plane. It’s one of those incredibly fast planes, so I’ll get there today.

Well, I’ve got everything packed; time to go to the airport.

Let me write my last words. The plane is crashing! At least I’ll die in **Algeria**, the most northern country in Africa. The good farmland will probably absorb me at least.

I made it! No one even got injured! All of us are stranded on the Atlas Mountains, but it’ll be easy to climb down. The hotel isn’t that far down the mountain, I’ll spend the night right next to the Sao Paulo; it’ll be pretty cool .


 * Region 1 North Africa **
 * Algeria, Day 1 **

Today, when I woke up in the fluffy white covers, I thought out the day. I think I’ll just walk around town, or… farms, considering the fact most of it is farmlands. Hm? Everything is closed! But it’s Friday! Where I’m from, Friday is the best day for shopping; did that plane mess with my head? Upon further inspection, it appears Friday is a holy day. Everything is closed, due to their national religion, Muslim. At the hotel, I did some research. the government is a parliamentary democracy, and in 1941, a French revolution started. Looks like tomorrow will have to be a fun day, not today. Ill go back to the hotel, and try to not get excited for the upcoming day.


 * Day 2 **

It’s now funny fun fun day. The fluffy covers where still awesome, but I was out of bed in a fraction of a second and ready in less. Busting outside, I wondered where to go first. My stomach started to hurt. I completely forgot to eat after the, like, 3 peanuts they gave me on the plane. I was so excited about winning and the plane crash, it slipped my mind that my body needs food. I’ll find a restaurant.

I tried out the national dish, couscous. It’s a combination of rice and peas. It may not sound like it, but it’s actually pretty good. I ate a ton, 5 dishes of it! I’m pretty sure I’m not eating anything for the rest of the day. I want to look at the plane crash, before I get on another one. May not sound very fun, but I want to look at it. Wow, not even a scratch. They really DID make some sturdy planes. It’s actually kind of cool now that I look at it. The plane’s leaving in about an hour, so I better get back to the hotel.


 * Libyia **

Sand sand sand sand sand. That's ALL I see. With the Sahara covering over 90% of it,what else is there? I guess I'll take a train to the hotel. Not many around here. It appears there are NO railways in Libyia. None. I'm gonna need to hitchhike to the hotel. I love walking around hotels for some reason, especially this one. I mean, look at it! If that doesn't say awesome, I don't know what does. The water park, arcade, and rooms should be reason enough to come to this city. I spent the entire day playing tennis on it's fields, and going to the pool. when I got to my room, I noticed a pamphlet on the table. When I read it, it told of how the economy is making steady process, and how the government is a dictatorship. Before I fell asleep, I read about the 5.5 million people living there.

I'm going to Tripoli today. Cities are by far my favorite part of new countries. Going on a helicopter ride sounds like my kind of day. with the game shopping, eating all the food I could, and more time at the hotel; the day went by fast. It was time for the helicopter ride. They allowed me to take one picture, so here it is: That's where I spent my day. I'm so happy I got this trip.
 * Day 2 **


 * Region 2- West Africa **
 * Liberia, Day 1 **

Jungles. That's the theme of this place. And a resort hotel. I wonder how much this trip would cost if I had to pay for it. Thank goodness I don't. But... LOOK at this hotel. It's such a happy day, this place is perfect. I prefer this than my other option, a tribe. Like many other tribes, that one had it's own language. Obviously I wouldn't understand it, so I passed on that. Kind of a cool fact, with the Republic government, Liberia had Africa's first female president. Also, this country was founded in 1822, making it Africa's first republic. I also makes it the 147th most free country in the world. Now, I know I do this a lot, but I'm staying in the hotel for today. It's a resort, so it has scuba diving, awesome food, and even disc golf! I'd hate for this trip to end, it's great here.

Today, not knowing what to do, I went on a walk, trying to figure something out. I should've been more careful, because eventually, I had no idea where I was. Panic swept over me, as I suddenly started a faster walking place. That's when I tripped on a stone. A round one, not one common in forests. It was then that I realized my head was soaked. I looked up quickly. What I saw can't be put into words, so let me put a picture: After a while, I noticed something kind of obvious. I left footprints in the dirt. It was much easier than I thought to find my hotel, check out, and get ready for Chad. Chad is Libya with 10 grains less of sand. With the geography, I can't see a single difference. A bunch of sand. Apparently, it's only 5% less sand than Libya, but that's still a ton. When the plane landed, I walked around the town. Not spending the day in the hotel this time, surprised? As I walked, I saw a giant sand castle...... alright, it's made of clay, but it can be sand with all the sand in this country. Upon further inspection, It appears it's... a hotel. If I just saw this online, I would've thought the country lagged behind all the others in economy-wise. I would've been right. I promised I wouldn't spend the day in a hotel, so instead of checking in, I walked by it. Instead, I spent the day looking at nature. The plateaus, deserts, and (mini) forests. Safari day! I'm actually really excited. I always thought Chad had nothing but sand, but when can see animals, it's all good. The safari allowed only a couple photos, but the ones I got were pretty cool:
 * Day 2 **
 * Chad **
 * Day 2 **

Today was a good day, but I need to leave. All these days just zip by!


 * Region 3- East Africa **
 * Kenya-Day 1 **

As I rode on the plane, I noticed someone else. Apparently HE won a trip also, instead of there just being one winner, like I originally thought. We decided to team up, going to the Nairobi National Museum. Apparently he studied and I didn’t, as I learned when he told me about the country. Apparently, it’s a democratic republic, with the economy being a free enterprise republic. As his studies of the people go, the culture believes in harambee. It USED to be a dictatorship. As the plane dipped down into the land, I finally learned the country was 2 times the size of Nevada. We quickly headed to the museum, spending the entire day together. We finally got into the hotel, and went to sleep.


 * Day 2 **

Apparently, the pop there made you incredibly sleepy, because when I woke up, Robbie left, and I had to sprint to get on the plane.


 * Somalia-Day 1 **

Somalia, A country slightly bigger than Texas, is my next stop. The hotel I’m staying at is a 5 star one. However, due to this being less satisfactory than the others, I’m not spending the day there. Instead, I’m going to spend the day at one of the many beaches it has to offer. When I got to the beach, I decided to take a picture of it, due to its look. Let me introduce you to sambusas, an incredibly good bread triangle filled with different types of meat. I got a sausage one, with scrambled eggs. That was one of the best breakfasts I’ve had. I spent from sunup to sundown at the beach, and then went to my unsatisfactory hotel.


 * Day 2 **

This day was rather interesting, as I didn’t do anything much. In fact, I was kidnapped! Apparently they thought I was someone else, and put me in their car without my knowing. After a while, the police found me. I had to sprint to the hotel, check out, then sprint to the airport to make it on time. Region 3,here I come!

**Region 4-Central Africa** **Congo.**

If you go to the hotel I went to in Congo; first thing you'll notice is the incredible amount of floors. Just look at it. The elevator must have at least 30 buttons! This trip has all expenses paid, right? At first I thought the shops would be incredibly cheap, due to the slowly growing economy. But boy, was I wrong. When you enter one of those shops, you WILL get lost in them due to their size, and when you find your way out, your entire day will be done. I learned from experience. But, as it turned to night, I quickly ran outside the hotel to see the entire building lit up with electronic moving billboards. That's how I would use a building. **Day 2** Ever almost fall down a waterfall? That's what I almost did, when I visited Zongo falls, one of the many landmarks of Congo. I could've gone to the Congo River, the deepest river in the world, but decided to see a waterfall instead. This dictatorship country used to be dominated by the three kingdoms Kongo, Luango, and Tio. I learned all this on a board near the waterfall. THEY MADE ME WALK ACROSS IT WITHOUT A HARNESS. I tried to refuse, but the insane tour guide pushed me on the platform stretching across. While they did this some people who I'm guessing were acting as the three tribes, starting singing a song. I'll admit, even though I was dying from my heart pounding 300 BPM, I couldn't help but sing along. When I finished the forsaken trek, they informed me the plane was leaving. Before I left, I asked what that song was. They told me they made it up, and that's really what all the culture's about in Congo. Singing. **Central Africa Republic, Day 1** 500 miles from the equator lies the Central African Republic. You may think I chose some super fancy hotel, but this time, I'm going camping in one of the forests, next to the Le Chutes De La. As Is set up my camp, I couldn't help but take a picture. If spring had a definite scent, this is it. YOU CAN SMELL WATER HERE. Seriously. Take a glass of plain water, and smell it. Smells like... nothing, right? NOT HERE. Here we have the soft scent of walking into a new library, getting hit by a wave of new-book-new-wood-new-paint smell. As I looked at the sign at the beginning of the route, I got some back story. This republic country, part of the French until 1960, exports diamond cotton, coffee, tobacco, and timber. Also, the don't like triangles. I saw this triangle in the sign crossed out. Well, back to my tent for the day. **Day 2**

I figured out what that triangle was. It was a tent. Also, this country has some STRICT laws. I got hit with a huge fine! Good thing Sivilaco's paying for all this, (suckers), 'cause if they didn't, I'd be in some huge debt! They explained to me this, like 97% of the country, is used to support the economy through agriculture. As I got to the plane, I noticed they were handing out raffle tickets. One person could either win a trip to Africa, all expenses paid, or a mini trip, to only one region. Weird, I thought that was the only contest for that sort of thing.

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