Saturday in Gaborone

We slept late and after breakfast walked to the nearby Main Mall ( we area definitely not in South Portland) where we walked along the stalls of people selling foodstuffs, leather goods, baskets, CDs, clothing, fabrics, and artwork. I was not interested in the fried caterpillers, which were considered a delicacy by the maternal-looking (traditionally proportioned) saleslady.

In the afternoon, we visited Dr. Baz Semo, an Ethiopian woman with an MPH from Harvard who works as head of the U.Washington HIV infrastucture work here in Botswana. Her sister, Maedot, is a dentist in NJ. Maedot lived with us in Portland in the early 90s when she was a student at Wayneflete. Baz shares Maedot's features, is a lovely person, and we quickly established a warm friendship based on common memories and relationships. We gave her a small bottle of Maine maple syrup, which we know she will love.

The evening was spent with the medical students and residents at a "brai" (barbeque) at the ICC flats, which make our place look tiny. Our only advantage is that we have A/C. The host, Dave Carr, is from Ohio and shares the pride of a Buckeye victory in the Rose Bowl.