Training has finally ended. We swore in as official Peace Corps volunteers yesterday afternoon. It was a really nice ceremony. The US Ambassador to Botswana swore us in. Former president F. Mogae (who left office in April) was also on hand and we got to shake his hand. It was a bittersweet moment though. We are looking forward to going to our site, but it is hard to say goodbye to our friends and our host family.
On Tuesday, we got to go shopping in the capital Gaborone for stuff for our houses. It was quite funny to see all the stuff people are dragging to their sites. Richard and I managed to fill a shopping cart.
Today, we are heading towards to our site and we will start work on Monday. It is a long trek to Gumare- 10-12 hours. Last night, our host family killed a chicken for us as a goodbye present. They wanted us to taste real Setswana chicken (instead of the frozen stuff shipped in from South Africa). It has gotten really cold lately, especially at night. I am looking forward to be in the north, where it is quite a bit warmer right now.
