I am living in Klein Windhoek currently. It is an upper-class suburb of Windhoek. It is a quite area with beautiful houses spreading around. I believe it is a white-dominated area and a lot of the residents have German heritage, just like Mrs. and Mr. Ackermann, who are our current landlord. By walking, it takes about 25 minutes from where I am living to my working place, which is right in the heart of the city.
Having moved in for almost one week, I got chances to walk around a little. In addition to the beautiful views, there is one thing I found quite interesting (or disturbing in a way): all the houses are tightly gated and fenced, and many of them are using electricity fences. Moreover, almost all houses are guarded by two dogs, which are normally very barky. When you walk pass the gates, the dogs will start barking crazily and will follow you inside the gate. I was surprised by this phenomenon and found a bit uncomfortable by this fact, especially when you compare this with the openness in the Canadian society. I was told that in South Africa, it is even worse. Not exactly sure why the situation is as what it is, but when you see these things, it makes you nervous. You would wonder Where I am, how safe I am, who I should be careful of, etc.
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