School started on Monday. Some professors are showing up to class, some are not. Nonetheless, we have been going to classes hoping professors will show up. My Setswana teacher showed up to class and was shocked at the number of students. Apparently, there can only be two 15 student classes and we were over 30 in total. She is going to divide us into two groups. Today I have class at 6:00 pm; we are having our first program (ACM) meeting. We will also be discussing our independent studies. We are going to use a book called "28 Stories of AIDS in Africa" by Stephanie Nolen. I like this book not only because it devastates me and motivates me to do something about the HIV pandemic but because the author picked 28 HIV stories across Africa and had the owner of the stories tell them themselves. It speaks more to your heart and you actually hear them (stories) better when they are told by the people affected.
On another note, life has been good in Botswana. The heat is not subsidizing and we just have to deal with it. The food in the two cafeterias is good but it is the same thing over and over again and a lot of us are trying t o organize (to rent- really) a fridge so that we can have fruits and vegetables because Batswana believe in meat, meat and meat; we rarely have a vegetable served with our meal. Another thing we have to accept will not change.
We have started playing pick-up soccer at 8:00 pm every night. The locals join us to kick the ball under African stars; it’s been something we enjoy a lot.
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