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Walk with us through our 2 year experience as Peace Corps Volunteers in Botswana beginning July 2019- October 2021

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Sharing our experience in Botswana is our way of showing our journey through another country's beautiful culture and way of life, as well as our experience in serving to support their country in addressing HIV/AIDS related issues. Peace Corps’ Third Goal: “to promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.” Connecting with people with whom you may never meet to learn more about your global community is important, and we hope to share as much as possible with others!

We are serving as Youth & HIV/AIDS Capacity Building/Youth Life Skills Educators. Our predominant site assignments are within Primary (Elementary) & Junior Secondary (Middle) Schools. We work alongside the Guidance Departments in implementing the Living Curriculum, which addresses wellness (emotional, mental, intellectual, etc.) as well as HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention, and support.


We also will be working on secondary projects to support the village of Kanye, Botswana.

We plan on sharing EVERYTHING in the hopes that those reading develop an understanding and appreciation of Botswana, the work being done to address the HIV/AIDS issues the country is facing, as well as laughing (and maybe crying let's not lie) with us in acclimating to our new environment. Remember, we will be learning new cultural norms as well that we will be adjusting to!

The contents of this blog are ours personally and do not reflect the views of the United States Government or the Peace Corps.

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Who we are and why we joined Peace Corps

Botswana Infancy I- Livestock and Teatime

One of the many takeaways from training that has stuck with me throughout the first months of service is that your age and experience in...

Holidays are Upon Us!

It feels so foreign to walk down the street or go to a store without hearing holiday songs or seeing festive decorations. I must admit,...

WEDDING BELLS !!

Tis the season for weddings here in Botswana! Every weekend during this time there are several ceremonies taking place all over the...

Sebele To Ramotswa

Orientation week was at a government facility in Sebele, a small village just outside Gaborone (Gabs)- the Capital of Botswana. Peace...

I Am Because We Are

There’s a saying in Setswana- “Motho ke motho ka batho” (Mote-ho kay mote-ho kah baht-ho) meaning “I am because we are,” or “a person is...

Motho ke motho ka batho

Motho ke motho ka batho is a project where the stories of the people of Botswana will be shared through imagery and interviews.

The Big Day is Upon Us!!

Only a few more weeks until swear-in and then WE WILL BE OFFICIAL PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS!! In the meantime, so much has happened!! Currently

Whirlwind..19 days in..

There is so much that has happened, it almost feels surreal. Our travel journey began from Dulles Airport, to North Carolina, Philadelphia,

Trust the Process IV

I received my clearance before Whit did. The aforementioned mutual exclusivity of this process tended to rear its ugly head from time to...

Trust the Process III

After about 20 minutes of frolicking around our apartment, calling our parents to share the news, and basking in the realization that we...

Trust the Process II

Once passed the application, came the interview process. Whit and I both had two rounds of individual interviews, and then finally a...

Trust the Process I

To preface this series of entries, please don't take them as discouragement from applying. This is simply providing a framework of what...

Botswana

"Lefatshe ke kereke yame. Go dira molemo tumelo yame. The world is my church. To do good my religion."

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Project Updates Coming Soon!!

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