the trek to botswana

i have realized that everything in africa is even slower than the motherland. they are in no rush for ANYTHING and it is driving me crazy. i started on my journey on that overland truck (which is a SAAB truck by the way)...we were supposed to leave wednesday at the crack of dawn but actually, the truck driver was waiting for the tents to transport up to victoria falls, zimbabwe. well, the tents didnt show up for HOURS because well, africa no one is in any rush in africa.

i boarded this big yellow truck with an australian girl who quit her job as a structural engineer to travel around africa and work for different touring companies and a zimbabwe guy who was just in johannesburg trying to ship some statues to europe (what kind of statues, i have no idea)...we ended up playing cards during the entire 18 hr journey. and mad props go to the truck driver who drove all night long to get me to kasane in time to view the elephants. all in all, the africans are super slow but really really nice and friendly.

i also got to taste some authentic african food called pap---it is a maize meal mush and well, really just tastes as bad as it sounds--it is just plain corn and starch which just acts as a stomach filler. and the africans eat it with curried vegs (which are actually flavorful and tasty) and meats.

well, off to view those elephants....