Day 9

July 3
When I woke up this morning, it was cold, as usual. I was so cold, that my body rebelled against waking up, and I ended up oversleeping. Of course. Somehow, I still managed to get out of the house on time, thanks to some very fast motogo (porridge) eating. I think it was so hot, that I burned a hole through my entire digestive system.

My morning motogo and bush tea

Today's Setswana lesson was mainly review. We learned how to sing the national anthem as well. I like it. It's fun! It's called Fatshe Leno La Rona. No one can remember the verses, but no one forgets the chorus! :)
Lunch was... interesting, to say the least. Here in Botswana, there is a "no waste" mentality. I think that's great, but when it comes to food, I generally tend to disagree. Remember yesterday's chicken? Well, today for lunch, we had chicken liver, feet, and some unidentified organs. Luckily, I wasn't very hungry, so I politely declined. I'm going to get so fat here. The amount of bread I've been eating everyday is crazy. I love my carbs, and even I think it's a little much. A salad would do WONDERS for me right now.
Our afternoon activity involved interviews. We came up with 10 questions about life in Mogobane, and we had to pose those questions to 5 different people. It wasn't easy finding people who spoke English to interview, but we eventually found enough people to interview. We asked questions about family history in Mogobane, daily life in the village, and even what shows they watched on television. That last question was just used to determine which families had televisions, but almost everyone did, and almost everyone watched Generations!
After the interviews, the group went to the dam, which was absolutely beautiful. We took about a billion pictures, and we got to watch the sunset over the mountains while singing songs from The Lion King while sitting on what could be an exact replica of Pride Rock. It was amazing. There is nothing quite like an African sunset. Watching the moon rise was equally amazing. When it first shone above the mountains, it was glowing a deep red. The moon was HUGE! I've never seen a moon like it.

The group on Pride Rock

"I killed Mufasa!"

Dinner was small (thank god), and then we watched Generations again. This soap has grown to be my favorite thing ever. Also, my nieces and nephews are getting cuter and cuter every day. Actually adorable. What a precious family. Tomorrow officially starts community service!!! I'm really excited! I hope it's fun! :)