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my homestay sister: slaughters a chicken and prepares it for dinner
me: drinks copious amounts of wine
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unfortunately, this is a 6am sunrise (worth it though)
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On Botswana Time- Sorry!
Ugh I’m awful at blog posts- I’m sorry! I truly have no excuse other than I’m lazy and Netflix is too tempting. School has been cancelled for the last month so I’ve been traveling a lot which has been amazing (but also expensive- my b mom). First, we headed north to Kanye for a village homestay and clinic practicums. Next, northeast to Lake Malawi for a whole lot of tanning, eating, and reading on the beach. Finally, tomorrow we head east to Mozambique for some Indian Ocean adventures. The one week of school I have had in the past six weeks was fairly chill so its safe to say I’m enjoying my “study” abroad experience. I’ll try to be better about blogging and will definitely detail each trip in more depth very soon but for now I’m off to bed- wake up is at 5am for our ten hour trek to the coast!
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Now, being in Africa, I was hungry for more of it, the changes of the seasons, the rains with no need to travel, the discomforts that you paid to make it real, the names of the trees, of the small animals, and all the birds, to know the language and have time to be in it and to move slowly.
Ernest Hemingway, Green Hills of Africa
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Cheers to three weeks and people that love mimosas as much as I do :)
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A traditional dance at the Bahurutshe Cultural Village
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Dumela!
I’m three weeks into my semester abroad in Gaborone, Botswana and finally starting to feel comfortable in my new surroundings. Since my plane touched down life here has been a whirlwind- between meeting the other students in my program, getting a roommate, registering for classes, and beginning clinic visits I have only just now found time to catch my breath and reflect. Gabs has truly taken me by surprise in the most wonderful way possible! In all the time I spent planning and imagining my time abroad I never dreamed I would encounter such a friendly, vibrant place.
This past weekend we traveled with the International Office to the Bahurutshe Cultural Village and Mokoldi Nature Reserve. We spent Saturday exploring some of the local attractions including rocks paintings in the village of Manyana and the Livingstone Memorial, where David Livingstone, a missionary, built the Kolobeng Mission. After an amazing braii (babeque) we traveled back to the village and spent the evening around a fire watching traditional dances. My accommodations for the night consisted of a mattress on the floor of a mud hut which, aside from the fear of bugs, was definitely more comfortable than it sounds. We arrived at Mokolodi the next morning around 10:30 and were greeted by park rangers and mimosas (one of my favorite parts tbh). The next two hours were spent on a fairly bumpy drive where we spotted impala, kudu, cheetahs, baboons, and tons of birds. We finished the weekend with another braii in the middle of Mokolodi and between the chicken and vegetables and banana caramel cake for dessert it was the best meal I’ve had since I got here.
Today was my first day of clinic!!! For the next twelve weeks I’ll be spending Tuesday mornings in various clinics around Gaborone observing the healthcare system. I spent today in the Phase 2 clinic where I weighed and measured babies. Children under five years old here come in every month for a quick checkup. The process for weighing the babies consists of hanging them in a sack from a hook attacked to a scale which may sound strange but is pretty adorable to watch. I was given more responsibility today than I expected- I recorded weight, height, HIV status, recent illness, immunizations, growth and development standards, and feeding methods for each child that was seen in the clinic. The job itself wasn’t hard but the environment was intimidating especially since many of the mothers preferred to communicate in Setswana, a language of which I know approximately three words. Aside from a few mistakes, I managed to keep up with and understand the nurses I was working with as well as learn more about childcare and development in Gabs. Overall, my first clinic experience was extremely positive.
I can’t possibly cover everything that has happened in the past three weeks in this post but I’ll be touching more on daily life, classes, and other events in future posts!
xoxo
L
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“hiking” in Manyana, the location of rock paintings!
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