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So where am I actually living for 2 years?

This past Monday morning felt like an incredibly anxious Christmas morning. After all of our time waiting to come to Botswana, and then waiting some more to find out where we would actually live for 2 years in the incredibly diverse country, the day finally arrived!

Anything was still possible. The excitement and nervousness quickly heightened when our LCFs put blindfolds on us and slowly started taking people away. Our group was the last to be escorted to the reveal room, and anticipation turned to dancing and selfies and jumping up and down during our wait. Finally our LCF led us to the room and told us “Remember that I love you all!” before opening the door.

The room outlined a map of Botswana on the floor. Instructors situated us onto a piece of paper with the name of our village in the geographic region of the giant map. There was a drum roll as they told us to take off our blindfold and look at our home for the next two years.

Nick and I looked down and found out we are placed in the Southern district of Botswana! We were surrounding by many of our fellow volunteers and friends, meaning a lot of people are placed around us which was something I really wanted. We won’t share our exact location for safety reasons, but we’re not far from the capital and will live in a large village with plenty of grocery stores and malls. We’re very happy with our site placement and can’t wait to see what the next two years brings us 💛

Tsamaya sentle,

Lorato