Dumela Botswana

 It takes a special kind of grit to receive baptism in a font of icy water when it’s only 55 degrees outside with a stiff cold wind blowing up onto the plateau. But three young women did just that today in the village of Kanye where we traveled for church. We inspected two flats in Kanye as well as visited the thriving Kanye Branch, a small congregation of our faithful. PDay last week was spent at the most exotic sounding but not-so-exquisite-in-real-life adventure park hilariously named Lion Park Resort.   We rode the ferris wheel overlooking the dry winter bush… ...the swings... ...and the train... ...and we visited the three sibling lions caged in the park.  They're quite impressive even behind the fence. The Number One Ladies Detective Agency book series by Alexander McCall Smith induced me to fall in love with this country, its people, and its culture.  We located The Princess Hotel, where Mma Romatswe our heroine of the books, takes red bush tea each Saturday morning overloo

                                                                           P-Day Monday comes just about the time I’m needing a break from the constant texts and emails and incoming or outgoing of the energetic and utterly delightful young people we are surrounded with. They are completely adorable in every way.  Still, it’s nice once a week to leave the office and the fires we put out on a daily basis as phones go down or routers misbehave or someone runs out of electricity. Last week, we attended church in a lovely village called Kanye about 90 minutes from our home where were treated like celebrities. I wish they wouldn’t put us on such a pedestal.                And then, with permission from the president for an extended 2-night P-Day, we took off after church headed to a camel reserve. Driving here is not for the faint of heart nor the road weary. One is constantly dodging cows, sheep, and donkeys grazing within inches of the road or crossing for greener pastures. One also dodges