Week 50: Sese Bush Walk

I am incredibly proud of another PCV friend who organized a 25 and 10 K walk between her village and a neighboring town. She exceeded her monetary goal and will now begin building a library and a woodshop at her school. Like a good friend I went to her village the weekend of the walk to help with last minute details. Promptly upon arrival I got sick and ended up sleeping in her house all weekend. I was bummed I missed the walk and was a poor helper, however, it was the best place to be sick, surrounded by friends who fed me tea and chocolate.

Traveling from Moshana to Sese begins with me walking to the paved road outside of my village to catch the bus to Jwaneng. This time I walked the 2K with a guy from my village who was giving me a history lesson which after my prodding turned into a discussion about the politics of Zimbabwe. The man was articulating that people are averse to change because it is scary (which I agree with to a degree), however, with the sun shinning, a light breeze in my hair, and the prospect of a fun weekend ahead I was pro-change. A year ago, I was excited and afraid to move to Botswana, now it is my home and it has opened me up to experiences I could not have gotten elsewhere, cheers to taking chances.