Traveling opens new windows to the world
I'm sorry it has taken so long for me to update! I only have 11 minutes left on my internet time so I'll make this a rather quick update to my life the past few weeks. I'm currently living in a village called Kanye. It is "winter time" and although the nights get pretty chilly, the weather is quite tolerable! I'm staying with a 79 year old woman and her 102 year old mother! I do most of the cooking and as such have learned to make many local meals consisting of sourghum, mealy meal, brown flour, and other yummies found throughout the village center. I'm learning more and more in Setswana, in fact, my given Setswana name is "Kitso Nare". -->Kitso meaning knowledge -->Nare meaning buffalo Haha! I've learned that keeping a good sense of humor has the ability to tackle any situation. Next week I will be able to shadow another volunteer in the northern region of the country! Because I'm traveling to a region found "above the malar