For those of you that don't know, that title would indeed be a tribute to the great Kanye West. Right now I'm living in Kanye, which is about 45 minutes southwest of Gaborone and is a big village. It's huge, actually, but I think I'm learning my way around.
I live with a pretty awesome family. My mom, Osadi, is 42, my uncle, Mpho, is 31, my sister, Monnye, is 20, and my little brother, Popo, is 15. Plus there are two other 20 year-old boys living in our house so we all just hang out. Oh, and I have a crazy gradnmother who talks to herself. There are only three of the 9 kids from my program in Kanye, me, Greg, and Nicki and the others are in Molepolole and Mochudi and it's been pretty rough being away from them. However, my family is pretty much amazing, so it's okay.
And a note to Claire, if you read this (if she doesn't, someone tell her to) - I told mom this, but Popo wants to move to the US and be a doctor and I think it would probably be best for everyone involved if you two got married. You know, once you're older, the age difference won't matter at all. And he cooks! tahahaha
I "teach" at a primary school (which is standard 1-7, essentially the same grade-wise). It's okay, nothing to write home about (ha!).
I also get hit on at least twice a day here (depending on my exposure). Just today, this man drove me and my principal home from school and told me I was beautiful, asked if Iw as married, asked if I had a boyfriend (to which I lied and said yes), and then proceeded to ask me if he could marry me AND when I went to get out of the car, asked if he could kiss me. It all sounds real nice and flattering, but it gets old real fast.
Oh, and I have a request for advice. For my Directed Independnt Study Project, I have the choice to go up north and work with the board of tourism or stay in Gabs with my friends and intern at a diamond valuing company. I want to study the ethics involved in either industry and I really have no idea so you should all write back what yout hink and why.
And now, I'm apparently on the only working computer and others want it so I must go. I LOVE YOU ALL and miss you ALOT!
