Thursday, July 16, 2009

Still Alive!

Hey all, this post is just to let you know that I'm still in Gaborone, doing my thing at Princess Marina hospital and traveling around the country. With a lack of a laptop and a busy work and play schedule, I've been hard pressed for time to keep you all updated on my time here. Some quick updates:

-two weekends ago I camped at Khama Rhino Sanctuary, where Botswana is attempting to breed the gravely endangered black rhino (didn't see any unfortunately);
-last weekend was a trip into the Khutse Game Reserve and the Central Kalahari Game Reserve- simply amazing scenery, cool desert animals and lion roars at night;
-this long weekend will be a trip into the Okavango Delta and the Moremi Game Reserve with several of the other interns;
-I (finally!) started my nosocomial TB transmission project in the medical service at Princess Marina, and data collection is going well;
- I have only 3 weeks left here!! Bittersweet thought that.

Plus, I have tons of stuff I've been meaning to write about that I'll try to put out in my last days in Botswana. So stay tuned, if you're still there :)