The end of the exchange.

Schoolwork  has rapidly accelerated during the last month of my time in Botswana. What a strange way to spend the reminder of my time here. But I still had enough time to spend with my friends before I left, along with a few other interesting things I did including helping at a Chairty fundraiser for the charity group that I am a part of, finally swimming on the pool that everyone has seen from Google, and going to a Lecrae concert! I also got interviewed for the National newspaper for one of the regular columns about people. (see the end of this post for the article!) I also had the chance to see part of a Setswana wedding, which was very cool. They are generally all day events and the whole community shows up to show their support. It was nice to interact with a normal local community one final time.

Young Adults group I was apart of

Goodbye party with some of my friends

Examinations here are shorter, 2 hours, meaning that you are tested more on your ability to work quickly. Not always my forte in exams, but I got better at it. My last week consisted of a significant amount of studying mixed with packing because I had 2 exams on my last day, and then took the bus in the evening to Zambia. It was a strange feeling leaving the place. Although it was sad to be saying goodbye to a lot of my friends, I did not feel particularly said to be leaving in general...It was more just feeling that I had a nice adventure, it was good times with the people I met there, and now its time to move on to the next adventure. But perhaps once I am back in Canada I will begin to miss the people and the lifestyle more, once life finally settles back down to normal. I think that is one of the reasons why i feel this way, I have gotten used to being in a perpetual state of not normal, almost always experiencing change and travelling a lot. But thats all just theory. For now, I will continue to look forward to adventure, because although the exchange may be over, the trip sure isn’t...so stay tuned!

After my first needle ever! (in preparation for Zambia)