"Tresspassers will be shot...survivors will be shot again.."

The billboards and signs have got to be one of the most hilarious things about this country. We saw that sign on the way to the bus station on Wednesday along with many many others..I've started a list...

The trip has been going so well! We spent the last two days in Botswana meeting with NGO's to learn about their programs and to get ideas for the program we are going to be starting in Zambia in the coming weeks. There are really no words to describe the people we've met and the things they have achomplished. They have bulit the most amazing programs by themselves from the ground, we saw programs for all ages. One was run by a minister and his wife for preschool aged kids. The couple gave us a tour of the place and as soon as we went over to see the kids playing on the playground they ran over as fast as they could and almost tackled us to the ground. They wanted to be picked up and given high fives, so much love immediately, it was really something. And as soon as I got my camera out they all started screaming "Cheeeeese!!!" and putting their hands up, they were so much fun. The program we visited last night was started by an American and she is working with teenage kids. We were lucky enough to be there on the last day their Peace Corps volunteer was going to be there so we got to be part of her going away party and interact with the kids. The generosity we have been shown by everyone everywhere is really something, I've never seen anything like it.

We've also met quite a few Americans working at these programs, we've had dinner the past two nights with Americans we've met during the day, all just a matter of chance-it seems to happen a lot down here! We also got to site see a bit but it was a pretty short visit.

Tomorrow we fly to Zambia, and we'll be traveling around the country for about a week before finishing up in Chingolo. I"ll try to post pictures sometime this next week, South Africa has such low bandwith that you get charged by your MB usage not by time, so uploading pictures is not even a remote possibility!