Ok people, so technically, I'm home now, but I had to blog on Maun/Moremi Game Reserve and the Okavango Delta experience. :) SOrry for the delay...Botswana isn't great about having internet connection. I did want to blog this specific experience because it was CRAZY! (Yes, I made it home safely...thanks!) ;) This was from my diary/journal...minus a few details. :) The trip to Maun began Saturday after breakfast. Lasole (our guide throughout the program) had teased us saying that we were taking the combie to Maun (which is 13 hours away, mind you)...I thought- ok, this is going to be one [View Full Entry]

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Well, this weekend was boring, yet fun. We had such a full week that when Friday finally came around, it was TIME TO DROP. A run down of the week: Monday: first day of work. It was great and draining and I think I blogged on it...but the week got progressively more interesting. :) Tuesday: Second day of work, bonded with SAPSSI staff and students. We had made reservations at this restaurant "Khwest" (which I also think I mentioned). Evening was great. Funnily, or unfunnily enough there was about 5 breakdowns that night- between Dee, Tereya, Sadi, a random Motswana and [View Full Entry]

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Hey all. :) It's been a few days and I don't blog or journal nearly enough as I should, but I'm tryin'!!! There's so much to tell and I honestly don't think I have that much time to type. So, again, lots has been going on. First- started my volunteer work at SAPSSI (Salvation Army PsychoSocial Service Initiative) and it's been really great. I enjoy interacting with the people and visiting schools and kids...first- the "office" is basically in the GHETTO...and I'm not kidding. It's the "projects" of Gaborone...but I'm not scared. ;) I work there during the day. On our [View Full Entry]

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Well, it's been a few days since I've blogged and I have so much to say in so little time. lol...The internet/technology here isn't at all like it is in America- quick DSL connections don't exist, but we're making the best of it. :) Ok, first things first. Two nights ago, we went to a play, "Moj and the Antarctic"...it was amazing. It was a one woman show about a woman's difficulty with slavery, sexuality and other various historically "taboo" topics. It was very blunt and potent...and I enjoyed every minute of it. It showed racism from a different point of [View Full Entry]

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We arrived last Saturday- took a whopping 30 hours to get here, but all in all it wasn't bad. Plane itenerary changed a bit from what we orginially thought, but it was interesting! We went from Columbus to Atlanta, Atlanta to Dakar, Senegal, Senegal to Jo-burg, South Africa and then Jo-Burg to Gaborone....landed at night- which was cool... :) Palm trees, dust, stone and desolation. It's really strange here- but not strange "bad"...just strange. It was exactly what I was expecting, yet not at all what I had expected. Wow- that was really weird. lol. ;) Anyway- I thought it would [View Full Entry]

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Alright- I won't selfishly indulge too much now because I'll save that for when I arrive in Gaborone!! 36 hours from now, my group and I will be aboard Delta! I think I already wrote a blog like this a few days ago. It's just the building anticipation. Main concern right now: I CANNOT FIND MY CAMERA CHARGER! And it normally wouldn't be a big deal- but this is a japanese camera... :( so I can't just get on their website and figure it out. Mmmm...dammit- I could call David...he'd get it- but by the time he bought it and sent [View Full Entry]

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Ahhhhhh yes...one week prior to Botswana departure and there is much to be done. First things first! We had our second orientation today- and it was long, but informative and great. :) We actually got our plan tickets and Dr.Pillay laughed and said that should start to amp us up. Because it's been finals week and things have been due, EVERYONE has been drained. We needed a good pick-me-up. ;) Plane ticket did the trick. YES! We are supposed to blog (academically) about our initial thoughts of Botswana- what we think it'll look like, what our experiences will be like, etc...it's [View Full Entry]

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