A long walk to waterf. Section 1

• Salva is from Dinka tribe but had to learn Arabic. His tribe are not only fighting for food but are fighting against another tribe. There are multiple times where bombing happens. Salva had to start school at the age of 10 and had delt with the cows at a younge age. Salvas sisters were also not allowed to go to school as they were being realied on to provide for their family. Salva also has 5 siblings (3 borthers and 2 sisters). I learnt that the more cows you have the more your richer. I also feel very lucky to know my life is nothing like Salvas.
• Where are we going, Where is mhy family, When will i see them again - I think because Salva is far from his tribe and is having to survive alone now but is also use to being around his siblings he is starting to worry about his family and what might have happened to them.
• Nya is a hard working young girl keen to walk miles to provide for her family. She's also still young. In my opinion if i had the kind of life she had i probably wouldn't be able to last a month knowing i'm use to doing most things a normal kid does. I know that i'd struggle big time.
• How the tribes tell themselves apart i think is one because Dinka tribe has V shaped scars on the foheads. The way i can tell others apart is our colour and sometimes the way the talk. Most times i can just tell cultures.

A long walk to water. Section 2

• In my opinion i think the only reason the group didn't want Salva was because he's a child and for them he could possibly slow them down. I feel that if i had to choose whether to leave the kid or take it i'd probbably agree not to take the kid only because i'd just want to keep walking and find a safe place to stay atm.

• The way water dictates Nya's life is that she's having to travell hours to fetch water everyday for 2 months. Nya doesn't get to do much things that other kids do. She is also still young for a girl that walks for days.
• One thing that dictates my life i think is the internet.

• Three challenges i've learned about in this story are Knowing there isn't much food around, there's no phones around so you can't just ring someone for help and the fact some are very young and on their own. With Salva i think he's doing a good job survivng on his own at the start and he is also a young age.

• Nya's life at the lake camp compared to her life at home is not much different because she's always on a move. Nya doesn't have much shelter either way and is always having to provide for her family.

15 Minute Writing.

Stomping coming from down the hall. It sounds as if a herd of elephants are running, But because my
hallway is so long I couldn't really see if anything was coming towards me. I walk back and finish eating.
As I started eating the noise sounded a lot more closer. The ground began shaking and things started
falling off shelves. I walk out the door again to see a big black shadow moving quickly towards me.
I run as quickly as I can behind the door. In less than 3 seconds all I heard was a loud bang as if two cars
collided together in a rush. 

The ground stopped shaking and the cutlery sound still. I look through a gap that was in the door to see
an awfully large bull sitting amongst all my plates and cups. I sit quietly hoping the bull doesn’t hear a
thing. It’s silent for at least 10 minutes.I couldn't understand how the bull managed to get inside my house
knowing i have bar windows and steel doors all over the place. I had come up with a plan I think might
work. I stand up surprisingly without a sound. I think twice before putting myself at risk. What are the
chances of me ending up squashed flat by a bull , I laugh for a sec. I mean it sounds fun and all but very
sore.. 

I walk out behind the door slowly and quietly as possible. I looked to see what the bull was doing, of
course the bull itself was sitting there eating “my” food.  It looks pretty entertained to me i’d say. 

I ran straight out the room holding the door knob slamming it as i run out. All i thought to do now is run
till i get to the end of my hallway where a big steel door is.