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This past weekend I went to Palapye for our regional meeting.   It was a blast being able to be surrounded by like-minded individuals once again.   After discussing our probable projects, we drank, cooked, danced, and sang for the whole night and felt normal once again.   It was wonderful! All of these things paled in comparison to my astonishment at the travel system here in Botswana.   Let me begin by saying that this transportation thing is something that is still very new to me and I’m learning to navigate the system, even three months in.   Secondly, I’ve learned that nothing is set in stone.   For example, I have asked at least 10 people what times the bus picks up from Gobojango to Bobonong and I have gotten at least 10 definitive answers. And with reason! The times that I’ve attempted to travel to Bobs, the bus never shows up on time (if at all!) and I’ve ended up settling for the next easiest option: hitchhiking. Now before I go on, let me interject here and inform you