So, I met the president!
“Come, my friends. ‘Tis not too late to seek a newer world For my purpose holds to sail beyond the sunset And though we are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven That which we are, We are. One equal temper of heroic hearts Made weak by time and fate But strong in will To strive To seek To find And not to yield.” -Alfred Lord Tennyson With each passing day, I’m faced with more opportunities to seize the world in new ways. Yesterday, I ate lunch with President Sir Ian Keretse Khama. It was wonderful, and flattering to feel so important, but the most inspiring thing was the president’s willingness to listen to the citizens. During both ward meetings (both in Semolale on Wednesday and Mathathane on Thursday), he alloted as much time as necessary to allow the villagers to come up to the microphone and tell him the dilemmas they are faced with in their everyday life.