Day 11

July 5
Today was a nice day, but it was not very eventful. I had eggs for breakfast. They were very good. I made them myself. :) Setswana lessons this morning went as they normally do. We reviewed verbs and positive/negative sentences. We also started talking about different tenses. Too confusing. I'd rather stick with the present. :)

A page from my Setswana notebook

Lunch was good, and then it was community service time. We've been making very good progress. We have dug ditches at three sites with pickaxes and shovels and created piles of sand, river sand, and rocks at each site. We have started piling bricks as well. Not quite sure what we'll be doing tomorrow, but it will most likely involve concrete. We're moving faster than expected.

A long day of pickaxing and shoveling

At the site, we met a group of local kids who go to the secondary school, and we had a great time showing them American dances while they showed us Batswana (the word for the people of Botswana) dances.
We tried to catch the sunset again, but we missed it by about a minute. It sets fast here. Oh well. We can catch it tomorrow. It sets every day. :)
Tonight was a good dinner. I had some bonding time with my family before it was time for Generations. Lots of fun and games. So so so tired. I used the pickaxe a lot today, and I did some heavy lifting. I'll feel it tomorrow, I'm sure. At this rate, I'll be buff when I get back to New York! Hahaha!! Good night. I'm excited to see what tomorrow brings.