Peace Corps
Days since I arrived in Botswana: 365
Number of Days left in Botswana: 425
Total Volunteers that arrived in my group: 57
Volunteers who are still here a year later: 50
Number of Country Directors: 3 (1 official, 2 interim)
Distance in km to nearest volunteer: 1
Botswana Pula per American Dollar: 6.45
My monthly living allowance: 1,800 Pula
Entertainment:
Number of pictures taken: 1,400
Number of books read: 52
Number of movies watched: 103
Number of movies watched in a theater: 1
Number of electronic devices destroyed: 5
Sports:
NFL games watched: 2
MLB games watched: 0
Soccer games watched: 20
Cricket games watched: 4
Times watching cricket where I understood what was going on: 0
Golf rounds played: 1
Times I have been swimming: 3
Times I have been fishing: 3
Number of fish caught: 1
From Home:
Number of packages received: 21
Number of visitors from home: 3
Living Arrangements:
Number of locations lived: 2
Number of people in Francistown: 100,000
Number of people in F/town that know my name: 50
Number of bucket baths taken: 75
Number of showers per week: 7
Longest power outage: 18 hours
Longest water outage: 14 hours
Number of weddings attended: 0
Number of funerals attended: 0
Health:
Number of mosquito bites: 15
Major illnesses: 0
Visits to the doctor: 0
Immunizations and boosters received: ~25
Times I have cut my hair: 3
Times I shave per week: 1
Weight (in pounds) when I arrived in Botswana: 200
Lowest weight (in pounds) in country: 180
Weight (in pounds) today: 190
Hours I sleep at night: ~9
Food and Drink:
Number of animals seen butchered: 5
Number of meals per week eaten with rice: 4
Number of meals eaten per week with meat: 1
Number of eggs I eat per week: 12
Times I make pizza per week: 1
Liters of water I drink per day: 3-4
Cost of filet mignon per pound: $3.50
Cost of ground beef per pound: $2.90
Cost of a beer from a store: $1.00
Cost of a beer in a bar: $1.50 to $3.00
Cost of lunch from a food vendor: $2.00
Travel:
Hours spent traveling in buses: ~100
Hours where I was comfortable on a bus: 2
Average time in hours of a bus to Gaborone: 6
Number of countries visited: 3 (Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe)
Number of currencies Used: 4 (US Dollars, Botswana Pula, SA Rand, and Zambian Kwatcha)
UNESCO World Heritage Sites visited: 1 (Victoria Falls)
Weather:
Percentage of days with sunshine: ~95
Percentage of days above 85 degrees F: ~75
Nights where it fell below freezing: 6
Days with rain: ~25
Work:
Hours spent working on budgets: ~500
Hours spent in meetings: ~150
Presentations given: 1
Miscellaneous:
Times I have been asked for money: ~1,256
Times someone has asked me to take them back to America: ~30
Times I have been asked if I know a movie star / famous person: ~487
Times I have been asked if I want a Motswana wife: ~15
Times I have seen women breastfeed in public: ~20
Times I have seen people urinating in public: ~300
Blog Page Views: 8,160
Blog Posts Written: 80
Number of texts received: 4,202
Number of texts sent: 3,176
Miles walked in average in a week: 10
Distance in km to the nearest border (Zimbabwe): 50
Number of times I have seen President Obama’s likeness on a t-shirt, belt buckle, or bag: ~25
