Pics of Training

Playing a game. I somehow got sandwiched between Big Mamma Mpho and Clearance.


Chami teaching a session on becoming what you want to be


The trainees playing "hide the ball" it's a game related to how difficult it is to know who is infected with HIV.


Giving Johnny a back rub

Random Pictures

So this is me in the old Kasane prison. It was made out of the Boabab tree. This was the women's prison. I look way too happy to be in here.


Nadine and I hanging out in the women's prison.


This was the men's prison... it's the hole next to Joe's leg. They would have a hard time sticking me in that sucker, it's very dark inside. Ohh and Joe decided to hug the tree- what a true peace corps volunteer

Life Skills Training

Thank you, thank you, thank you... I really appreciate all of your prayers this past week, they were certainly answered. The training went very very well. It looks like we have a good group of young people who have major potential for facilitating. The training was LONG... but we got through it with flying colors. I have tons of pictures I will post when i get the chance (hopefully by tomorrow) there are some funny ones of Courtney (PCV) and I teaching reproductive health (we have models and diagrams we were using to teach with). All in all a great week.

Very happy this weekend is Easter. Sad I'm missing out on the sunrise service, but glad that I have been in botswana for 11 months.

I'll try my best to update tomorrow before I head back to Kachikau. love and miss you all

Prayer Request

I have to ask you all of your prayers for me this week. The first Life Skills camp facilitators training starts tomorrow in Lesoma, and to say I am nervous and freaking out is a whopper of an understatement. Basically we have about 50 out of school youth between 18-25 coming to learn how to teach life skills to Junior secondary school students. This is my first big event I've helped to plan and I would love your prayers that things go smoothly and that the kids get out of this camp training the skills they need to help change the world.

It's a lot to ask, but just be thinking about me this week. I could use all the positive thoughts possible. I love and miss you all. Thank you

More Pictures

Melissa and I on the boat... the guys got out to pee in the middle of the river

More beautiful water lilies

Sunset on the Chobe River

Mr. Elephant

Mr. Elephant



Well I promised more pictures... and here they are. Apparently the internet has something against me posting pictures today, so it's being very umcorporative, but i'm determnined. But i promise to post more when it lets me and when i have time.


Thank you Katelen for requesting more pictures... I will try to put up as many as possible. I miss you.

Day on the River

So things are going well here. I got the opportunity to go out on the boat with a few new friends of mine on the Chobe River. So here are a couple pictures. It was a lot of fun and i wish i had a camera with a better zoom lens because most of my pictures don't capture the beauty like they should. I'll try to upload more this week. Miss you guys