Top 10 Things Different Between Vryburg and a Town of 50,000 in California
10 – February is summer time in Vryburg
9 – One way that Tshiamelo Inclusive Education Centre is different is that the dogs there are treated as sweet cuddly pets.
8.- There is not a single coffee shop in Vryburg.
7 – The gourmet salt is from the Kalahari Desert.
6 – The desks and chairs in the classrooms need to be wiped down every morning as they’re covered in dust after just one evening.
5 – The one park in Vryburg is locked on Sundays.
4 – The children know how to organize an instant political protest and chant for a cause they care about—like ‘Turn it on! Turn it on! Turn it on!’ to get the power switched back on for a jumpoleen.
3 – When the portable toilet gets serviced, the company sends a team of four people.
2 – Even second graders at a school for children with learning differences know or study three languages – English, Tswana and Afrikaans.
1 – A popular form of punishment at most schools is to force students to eat spoonfuls of cayenne pepper.
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