A Tswanalyzed Day

For any future PCV's out there (or curious family members and friends, of course):

A Day in the Life of a Peace Corps trainee

3am- woken up from vivid (possibly malaria med induced) dream by a howling rooster. (Yes. Howling is the only word for the sound he was making)

5am- wake up, wash
- feed the chickens before they attack
- eat breakfast- Kellogg's cornflakes
- pack PBJ sandwich for lunch, using a spoon to cut the bread
- gather stuff for the day
- iron shirt and skirt and get dressed

7:30am - meet Joel and Hannah in front of my house and walk to training

8am- Setswana lessons

10am- tea break

10:30am- Intro to portfolio building and evaluation session

11:30am- Setswana lessons

12:30am- Lunch break- grapes and Doritos from the supermarket

1:30pm- break into groups for field trip to meet our kgosi's (chiefs)

1:40pm- hide from the rain under a tree with my language instructor waiting for the bus to come back for us because it was too full to make it in one trip

2pm- Meet my ward's kgosi, kgosana, and village development coordinator.
Discuss HIV/AIDS issues, cultural exchange

4:30pm- walk home from the kgotla

5pm- walk to the shopping center, meet up with other volunteers
use internet cafe

6:30pm- walk home, watch TV with host brother

7:30pm- eat dinner- spaghetti, chicken, spinach, carrots, onions, and beans- very excited to see veggies (not kidding)

8pm- do homework with the help of my host family
watch tv, play with the neighbor's 3 year old

9pm- bucket bath

9:30pm- practice Setswana flash cards

10:30pm- go to bed