Shadowing another PCV

This was an interesting week for Richard and I. We got to shadow a current PCV (Peace Corps volunteer) in D'Kar, which is a San (also known as bushmen) community in the Kalahari desert. We left really, really early on Wednesday for the 8 hour bus ride to Ghanzi. From there, it was another 35 kms to our PCV Rachel's village. Rachel showed us around the community and introduced us to the NGO she works with, which is the Kuru. Kuru serves the San community, in terms of health, art, culture, youth development, and the presevation of the Naro language (which is a click language). It was interesting to learn about the San and the challenges they are facing. Rachel served us great food, which was a nice break from the staple food we have been eating. It was also good to see first-hand the work PCVs are doing in Botswana, as well as to have a short break from our regular training schedule. We also got to meet other PCVs in the area and hang out with them. On Sunday, we took the long bus ride back to our training village.