Dumela! We are now officially Batswana: We have been given new names. Lindsay is Lorato, which means laugh. It was given to her by some women on a combi, though we speculate that it refers to the fact that people laugh at us, and not so much because she laughs all the time. I am Lesego (pronounced (le-SAY-ho), which means fortune. I was named by the people we work with, and it came shortly after Mama Pula, the kindly 70-year old volunteer cook, decided to arrange my marriage to her son. I think perhaps she was trying to up my retail [View Full Entry]

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Life happens too fast here for us to tell you about everything. So, here is the Colesnotes version of life in Gaborone. FOREWORD The following observations have been made by two Canadian born women, hovering between not-grownupness and grown-upness, with moderate knowledge about the world they live in, and an increasing awareness of their wealth of ignorance about the same as well. CHAPTERS 1-5: The Way Things Are Summary: Upon their arrival in Gaborone, the girls set out to find a map of the city, and are confused and alarmed at the reaction of people when they ask where they might [View Full Entry]

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We're actually here! But to back up to two days ago, when we left..... Feddy and I found many ways to make airports and travel more fun than the average person. We have been playing a game called "Talk to random people everywhere you go, and make up your story." It is fun creating an identity for yourself. So far, among others, Gertrude and Lindsay are on their way to return a lion cub to his home, and we have been two nameless girls (because this guy never inquired about our names), who quit our jobs, sold all our stuff, gave [View Full Entry]

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Here is a short list of things you should NOT do if you find yourself with 3 spare hours before your flight and nothing to do: 1. Do not, under any circumstances, google any of the following: snakes+africa, malaria+fatality rate, kilimanjaro+death, plane+crashes, or any combination of the word death with any word in any way related to the continent to which you are travelling. 2. Eat brownies to the exclusion of any other food, particularly not on an already weak and queasy stomach. 3. Choose this time to call your insurance company, notify the school board of your three month absence, [View Full Entry]

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