Peace Corps
23 April 2012 – The root of all evil – by Carol
The Chickens Are All Gone: All chickens in the residential neighborhood of Kwena Sereto have been beheaded, plucked, and stored for eating later or they have been sold. The school does not allow farm animals to live on the grounds. They have finally taken a hard-line to get rid of the chickens. Agriculture classes are … Continue reading
19-Apr-2012 A box from my dad. By JM
So the post office called us and said there were two boxes and we needed to come pick them up right away! This was just days after having received 8 boxes on one day! 5 from my sister Marlaina (thank you so much!) and 3 boxes of Carols’ winter clothes from Carol’s mom (thank you … Continue reading
April 15th, 2012 – Our First Safari Adventure – By JM
“You will be sick of seeing elephants”. That is what our guide, Lucky, said after we got all excited about seeing our first giant elephant, just 1 minute or so into the Moremi Game Reserve. Although, he was partially correct, even after three days and several hundred giant elephants later, we were still stretching … Continue reading
April 14, 2012 – A vacation to Maun – by Carol
John and I went to Maun over Easter. John will give the details of the trip – and I want to supplement by adding a commentary. I felt very compelled to vacation NOW! The Easter break would allow us to take a four-day vacation without taking any time off. Many PC volunteers were going on … Continue reading
March 26, 2011 – The Pen; The yard project and the boys next door – by Carol
The desired pen The Pen: A nice girl (Vice-President of Study Groups in PACT) borrowed my pen, and I knew it would never be returned, but there are some people you will let keep your pen without resentment. She is an orphan. That night she showed up at my house. She said she would never take anything … Continue reading
WHAT!
That picture was totally unauthorized! Heads are gonna roll! There may be ramifications……
March 20, 2012 – School Updates, and Hair – by Carol
I continue to be disappointed in my school. As you remember they were not very open to obtaining and updating the computer lab – which only has five working computers (John made three of the five work) – which only the teachers can use. The 900 students age 12-16 are not allowed to use the … Continue reading
March 14, 2012 – This and That – by Carol
RIP: John’s favourite chicken was dinner for the boys next door last night. John started yelling at the boys for chasing the chicken and grabbing him by its feet and carrying it upside down. They told him they were going to kill it for dinner that night. John looked stricken. I told him we could … Continue reading
March 10, 2012 Culture Clash – by Carol
Training: I have not written for a long time – I have been in training and more training – there seems to be no end to the training here. I have been training 3.5 of my 6 months here. Training is an art form in Botswana. Ironically –the massive amount of training has resulted in … Continue reading
Revenge on the Chickens
Friday Night Highlights – by JM Here we are, 11:00 pm on Friday night, having a low key late night alone. The weather is cool outside and about 85 inside. As we sit here, we are thinking of something fun we could do this evening and it comes into our thoughts: The Chickens. Those little … Continue reading
Gaborone Time