Dastardly

As in, double drat.
I had a great entry going there, when my idle foot brushed the socket and I was left staring at a blank screen. Honestly!
I can't write much, going out soon tonight with Nick (the Dean, who convinced me to come) and Anna (an American volunteer who's been showing me around). Main news - it rained today, which eveyone was pleased about as the rainy season is closing and there hasn't been much yet. Of course I knew it would because I did some washing last night and left it out on the line. Sure enough, the heavens opened. I should have told them about this trick earlier!
Hospice has been good the last few days, and I've got to try some of the local food at lunch - ground porridge sort of thing called 'pap' and some very chewy lumps of beef. I think I could turn veggie if it wasn't for the fillet steaks they have here for cheap. You see, the batswana like their meat on the bone, so us expats swoop in and enjoy the leftovers!
I'll be back later in the week, hopefully with some photos and even music (all will be explained...)

Tune in later!

It begins...

Well, that got off to a good start - I arrived at Heathrow on Thursday night, when i was told that my flight to Johannesburg was overbooked, and that I might have to wait overnight. But, fortune smiled on me, and I was put in business class instead, mixing it up with my betters!
I arrived in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana on Friday morning, and I was met by Nick, the vicar who convinced me to come.

I'll post more later this week, but I'll give my first impressions now -

• Everything is sandy, as this country is technically like 80% desert
• There is a very obvious rich/poor divide here, more on that later
• I stand out quite a bit, with my milk-bottle complexion!
• Everyone seems friendly, especially those who I met at church yesterday
• I can't type

I've got a few photos to post, so I'll do that later in the week. Today I'll be visiting the hospice for the first time, so i'm pretty nervous as I'm not sure what to expect. Should be ok though!

Oh, today it's cool, barely 20 degrees with some greatly appreciated clouds. This is not the norm, I have been assured!

Talking to a brick wall

Right, I'm going to Botswana in exactly two weeks where I'll be doing some voluntary work in the holy cross hospice. I'm not too excited yet, but I think as I get closer I'll get less nervous as I actually start to prepare! Seeing as I'm in a hurry at the moment, and there won't be anyone to read this at the moment, I'll leave it at that.