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Moment by Moment

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I’m discovering that oftentimes the smallest things make the biggest impact on this whole experience.   It’s a process of learning to cherish those minute details that I probably would have overlooked before, and overlooking the big details that probably would have bothered me before.   As I walked to work, I was surprised to find Gobojango bustling with more people than usual (normally there are 1800 people here.   Today there were about 1850 people haha).   I later discovered the reason was that there are to be two weddings in Gobas this weekend.   An entire herd (?) of cattle had been rounded up in the local kraal to be offered both as lobola (dowry paid by the groom to the bride’s family) or to be slaughtered for the ceremonies.   An old woman wearing a toothless smile approached me, grabbed my hand, and walked with me half way to the clinic, passionately telling me this grand story in Setswana that I could hardly understand.   Once at the clinic, I sat down in the waitin