Botswana: Border to the Okavango Delta mokoro trip: launch to the island Botswana is a beautiful country and the Batswana are known for their friendliness, generosity and hospitality. From the moment we arrived in the country we were greeted by huge, eye-crinkling smiles, waves, and 'welcomes' by those whom we encountered. We did feel welcome. Botswana has been ranked one of the least corrupt countries in all of Africa and has a fairly progressive and democ...

Oshakati-Tsumeb-Windhoek-Rundu-Botswana border I never thought that I would say this after countless sleepless hours spent on red-eye Greybound busses from Victoria to Kelowna during my university years, but I miss reliable, moderately comfortable and timely transport that I took for granted back in Canada. I pondered this as I was sitting with Adam and Emily in a half-ful kombi in Oshakati waiting for our driver, in competition with dozens of other drivers pa...

Oshakati-Tsumeb-Windhoek-Rundu-Botswana border I never thought that I would say this after countless sleepless hours spent on red-eye Greybound busses from Victoria to Kelowna during my university years, but I miss reliable, moderately comfortable and timely transport that I took for granted back in Canada. I pondered this as I was sitting with Adam and Emily in a half-ful kombi in Oshakati waiting for our driver, in competition with dozens of other drivers pa...

The days have been upsettingly cold lately. When I was told pre-departure that it gets cool in the winter months of June-August I thought maybe a light jersey would do or a long-sleeved shirt. No. It is cold. Granted, I have always been cold-intolerant, but the mornings are uncomfortable. Since housing is not heated or insulated the temperature inside my house is invariably the temperature outside of my house..and as soon as the sun starts to go down, until mid-d...

Happy Canada Day! I felt very patriotic this morning, donning red and white with a Canadian flag sticker on my cheek, as I stepped out of my house at 6:30 to cross the field to school. The morning sun was dressed in his holiday best as well, burning a fiery red low on the horizon and tingeing the hazy morning sky a soft pink. The winter mornings here have a soft, pastel colouring. Not clear, but not cloudy, it's like the cool of the night is lingering in the a...