Everyday Life

It is hard to think of things to write. Not that I haven't done anything just nothing has been that exciting or extrodanary. I went to the Botswana Consumer Fair on Friday where they sold everything from tractors to plastic toys made in China. They also sold some local good and I went with the intention of getting gifts for people but instead I ended up buying a handmade dress made in the traditional style. It is beautiful and brown and when I wore it the other day I had many people stopping me to offer compliments. I talked to a local about this and he said that white people don't normally dress in traditional clothing so it is a refreshing sight to see someone dabbling in Setswana culture. Later that same day I went to the Gaborone Dam at sunset. The dam is the only standing water in the country adn while beautiful holds not fish as it is not a natural body of water. We watched the sunset and there truely is a giant red African sun. It was beautiful and the sky was filled with every color imaginable. Life is starting to get a rhythym. I wake up, go to class, listen to lectures and generally the professors always say something I disagree, cook and eat, run, read, see people, sleep. It is a simple life and I enjoy it. I think I am going to Francistown next weekend for a day, just to see what there is up there. The is free museum we want to visit and a few other national landmarks we want to see. And lastly it will be something to do over the weekend as they weekends tend to be rather slow. I am starting to like it here more and more, I think Gaborone is a place that simply grows on you, you just have to give it time.