some small adventures...

this weekend a group of us went out to the gaborone dam where they have a yacht club (which was closed, and i didn't really see a club or any yachts, but i'm sure these are technicalities), and watched the sunset. it's amazing how you can drive 10min from our house and be in rural africa....desert, brush, wildlife, beauty. oh and crocodiles too, awesome. there is actually a game reserve in gaborone, crazy huh?? i'm hoping there aren't any cats in said reserve since i run by it on the dirt road/running route that's a block from my house...if my blog updates ever mysteriously stop, you'll know why....kidding mom! don't worry, i have a pocket knife. here are a few pics of some new friends and the beauty in our back yard:

and after the serenity of an african sunset, the next day was my first attempt at driving on the left side of the road....we'll just say it was an experience. you see, not only are you driving on the opposite side of the car and the opposite side of the road, there are also roundabouts EVERYWHERE. try doing those going the opposite direction as well, totally weird....i may or may not have been spotted going round and round a roundabout because i couldn't figure out how to exit without crashing into someone. maybe. that's the rumor. as you can see though, i'm still in one piece, and actually pretty much used to the driving thing. i am QUEEN of the roundabout, mmm hmm...here's me sporting the right-sided driver's seat in our cute honda CRV:

i'm taking votes on names for the car....send me any suggestions, winner gets a trip around a roundabout when they come to visit!!