Peace Corps just asked us to complete a survey about the types of amenities we have at site. It dawned on me that this information might not be known to my family, friends, and other interested people back in the states, so I’ve presented the survey to you as I sent it to them (sans [...]
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If there had been any question as to whether or not the rainy season had begun in Francistown, last Friday certainly gave us a definite answer. Lately we’d been receiving brief but still unusual rain showers, lasting around 10-15 minutes at the most, sometimes with substantial thunder and lightning but doing little else other than [...]
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The temperature’s become exceedingly hot and the mosquitoes are starting to seek me out for a tasty midnight snack. A few weeks ago I tried to jump the gun and hang my net early when I realized that, ha ha, when I stand on my bed I’m too short to reach the little loop at the top [...]
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I never thought Peace Corps living could feel luxurious, but the house I was assigned to live in definitely challenges that notion. Compared to other African countries, Botswana is incredibly wealthy due to the successes of its well-run diamond industry. Still, in 1997 almost half of Batswana lived below the poverty line, and only a small [...]
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