Living and learning in Gaborone, Botswana

“Stay in your tent!  There are lions in the camp!”  It’s very early in the morning and most of us were awakened by that stage whisper.  I th...

I realize that I have been a poor blogger this past month, having written nothing since 13 February. Plenty has happened since then.   I ...

Trying to learn anything about Johannesburg and Soweto in a single weekend is shear folly, yet it would also be irresponsible to fail to ref...

The rainy season is in full swing.  Apparently it’s swinging a little too much – we are getting more rain than usual, which the Ministry of ...

Visiting a friend, we sat inside her flat and watched monkeys playing outside.   As we were inside, and the monkeys were outside, we had ...

Today I am finally trying to adapt to being here in a routine way, instead of treating each day as a new adventure. I slept late and the...

Like me, you might be under the impression that “Peaceful Sleep” is the opposite of “DOOM!”   Not here in Botswana, you silly American Ab...