Living Conditions in Kenya & New Zealand

Not only is the geographical distance far, but when talking about living conditions there's also a long way from the kiwi island to east coast Africa. To showcase this i have gathered some statistics to compare the two nations with each other. 

First of all, the population difference between Kenya and New Zealand are huge. According to numbers from snl.no, all though Kenya is about twice the size of New Zealand in areal, the Kenyan population is 9 times (!) bigger. This is a factor that I definitely think affects the living conditions and the values of the country. Furthermore the climate also influences the living conditions in different ways. For instance, an average New Zealander consumes about 90% more money on electricity and oil than an average Kenyan. This might not be a bomb. Because while Kenya's laying on equator, New Zealand is almost as south as Norway is north.

The capital of New Zealand, Wellington

However, according to a report from Credit Suisse, New Zealand is also the country that have experienced the most growth in wealth in the world since the millennium break. On the other hand you have Kenya. Kenya may be associated as a country filled with poverty and hunger, but this is not a cause of Kenya being a poor nation. It is a cause of the distribution of the goods. Kenya has actually one of the strongest east-African economy's, but  it's estimated that the 20% richest people run away with over half of the money. This ends up in a very divided land, and the estimated length of life become 63 years contra 80 in New Zealand.

Rich and poor side by side, Nairobi Kenya

 Once again I must say that New Zealand reminds me of Norway. Not only is the population and the living conditions similar, but the economy and GDP can also be compared.


https://snl.no/New_Zealand
https://snl.no/Kenya
http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/NZ/KE
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11342768
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya
http://masukuonmymind.com/2013/02/12/rich-and-poor-side-by-side/

A National Hero

Every country around the world have their own heroes. People who have helped the country or have done something for the country. In this blog post we are going to look at one hero from Kenya, New Zealand and Norway. Of course they have more then one hero, but I tried to take one of the most famous ones.   

Kenya:
Kubu Kubu was one of the main people who got Kenya independent from UK. His name means "heavy thud" which means that he is heavy built. That was something he lived up to. But he is not a kind person as you think. Before he started to help Kenya, he had been a war leader. The person who sends out soldiers to war and first and for most he start wars. After he had got Kenya its independence, he got hunted down by colonists. They found him close to a school called Muagari Primary School. When they found him they tied his hands and set his body on fire. They forced the women and children to watch it and the women had to clap their hands while his body turned into ashes. Later in the 1990´s the former Runyenjens legislator Stanley Nyagha organized his people to build a Primary School in memory in for his death. The school was build where he lived his last minuets.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubu_Kubu

New Zealand:
Maurice Wilkins was one of the scientist that helped and worked out the discovery of DNA. He started his career at a school in England called King Edvard´s School at an impressive age at 11 years old. Later he got opted for physics at St. John´s collage in Cambridge, but it was not before he was doing his Ph.D under the University of Birmingham that his research came to a solution. After all the years of researching he found out about DNA. How it worked and how you could mix them. He also won a Nobel Prize for his discovery. He past away in 2004 at an age of 84.   

http://www.123independenceday.com/newzealand/national-heroes.html


Norway:
Roald Amundsen was the first man to have a successful trip to the south pole. Someone called Robert Scott also wanted to be the first man on the south pole, so the expedition became a race. The arctic expedition was from 1910-1912. On the expedition they took with them 52 dogs and four sledges, but not enough food for the whole trip. Because he wanted to kill and eat some of the dogs through the expedition. Everything went well and they came back to Framheim on 25 of January 1912. The sad part is that they only had 11 out of 52 dogs left. Also that Robert Scott did not come back after the expedition. Amundsen became one of the most famous person in Norway. He died in 18th of June 1928 at an age of 55. 

http://www.123independenceday.com/norway/national-heroes.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Amundsen

Cultural Differences

Kenya, New Zealand and Norway have many equal, but also many unequal cultural differences. Some including sports, religion and food. Food in Kenya are a lot different then the food in New Zealand and Norway which have more in commen. Kenya have many types of food, but the most common eaten in Kenya are Samosas, Ugali, Irio and Matoke. Those contains meat and vegetables. New Zealand have more typical Norwegian food. Mostly because they have fish and chips while in Norway we eat a lot of fish.They also eat maori hangi and roasted lamb. In Norway we have fish like I said, but we also have something called rømmegrøt and brown cheese. 

Something else that they have as cultural differences are sports. There Kenya, New Zealand and Norway have the same kind of sports. The only thing that is different is they have their most known athletes in other sports. Kenya have their know athlete in Running. His name is David Rudisha and he has the world record in 800m. New Zealand have their most known athletes in rugby. While in Norway we have our athletes which plays football. As you can see there are many cultural differences around the world, but there are also many equalities. 
            

Sports:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_New_Zealand
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Kenya

Food:
http://www.visitnorway.com/uk/what-to-do/food-and-drink/food-and-drink-you-should-try-whilst-in-norway/
http://www.newzealand.com/int/feature/favourite-new-zealand-foods/
http://www.foodbycountry.com/Kazakhstan-to-South-Africa/Kenya.html

Places To Vistit

The places I've decided to recommend are all destinations that often are associated with their country. These locations all offers amazing experiences in nature, all the way from Kenya to New Zealand.

From Kenya, I have chosen the great natural reserve of Maasai Mara. The reserve covers about 1500 km2 of the south-west Kenya, and it's located right by the Tanzanian border. Maasai Mara is exceptionally known for it's population of Maasai lions, Tanzanian cheetahs and leopards, but you might also find zebras, elephants and rhinos among many others.

Safari in Maalsai Mara

My second destination goes to New Zealand, and the mighty fjord Milford Sound. This is allegedly New Zealand's most famous tourist destination, and according to newzealand.com even Rudyard Kipling should have described it as The eight wonder of the world. Milford Sound is located at the west coast of Te Wahipounamu (a.k.a the south island), and attracts with boat cruises, hiking and kayaking in beautiful terrain.

Kayaking on ''the 8. wonder of the world''

In my thoughts these two countries share very few attractions in common. On one hand you have the Kenyan Savannah and the African wildlife, and in New Zealand there are the fjords and the great white mountains. The New Zealand topography actually reminds me of a pacific version of Norway with a tropical twist. Because simultaneous as New Zealand has some tropical climate, it also has the famous and rare fjords like Norway 


http://www.newzealand.com/int/milford-sound/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maasai_Mara

http://giltedgeafrica.com/destinations/masai-mara/
http://www.southerndiscoveries.co.nz/blog/milford-sound-blog/kayaking-through-the-8th-wonder-of-the-world/

Kenya and New Zealand

The Kenyan Savannah

Mountains of New Zealand

http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/africa/wherewework/
http://miriadna.com/preview/mountains-of-new-zealand