On my Way to Victoria Falls

My spring break (remember, the seasons are opposite from the Northern Hemisphere) has begun. I am currently in a town north of Windhoek called Otjiwarongo, waiting for a bus to the town of Livingstone, Zambia. Livingstone is the town nearest Victoria Falls. The bus ride is 16 hours there, and 22 back (because I'll be going all the way to Windhoek), so hopefully I'll do some awesome stuff and have a really good time. I'll only be there for about 4 days, and then back to Windhoek for the rest of my spring break, during which I'll be taking a much needed rest.

Two weeks ago, I did a rural homestay about 20 km outside of the town of Khorixas. Some highlights of my 6 days on the farm:
-living in a dung hut
-no electricity, plumbing, or running water
-an outhouse! (a great surprise -- other students weren't so lucky)
-cooking over an open fire
-seeing the Milky Way and more stars than I've ever seen before
-milking cows
-herding goats
-BABIES! Of the human and animal variety (goats, sheep, donkeys, chickens, cows, dogs, etc.)
-practicing DamaraNama (the click language)
-slowing down my pace, enjoying tranquility

After my rural homestay, I spent 2 and a half days in Etosha, the big national park/game reserve, and then on to the north (and a bunch of towns that start with O and are difficult for me to pronounce). A good couple of days. Unfortunately for my mom and others who want pictures, I haven't been taking any. Especially on the rural homestay, and throughout the semester, I have felt like having a camera has prevented me from really seeing, experiencing, and interacting with what's around me. There are 23 other students on this program who are much more attached to their cameras, so I will rely on them to have photos to share. I think the memories I gain from not using a camera will be more valuable than the pictures I could take.

Hope all is well with everyone at home!