Kayaking

So, this morning I went kayaking off the coast of Namibia (in the Atlantic Ocean) with 4 other people from the group, and it was amazing. We played with seals! There were an unbelieveable amount on the shore, and let me just tell you, they sound like dying goats. The sounds that were coming out of their mouths were just like... morbid. I couldn't help but laugh. There were a bunch in the water, too, that chased our kayaks and played with us. : )
So needless to say, we're on the coast now, in a town called Swakomund. It consists mostly of German tourists and sand. Like for real, all the roads are just covered in sand because there is so much wind. But it feels SO good to be out of the desert and into a cool area. We're on the periphery of the desert, though, and tomorrow we're climbing a sand dune! So that should be fun. And then on Wednesday we leave for our safari in Botswana! I've so been looking foward to this. : ) I've been told that there won't be any internet access there, though, so if you don't hear from me during the last two weeks, I didn't die! Well, I might have. But if all goes according to plan, then I will be intact by April 1st, and anxiously awaiting seeing all of your beautiful faces again. : ) Until then, stay well
-Landerson

Namibia = H.O.T

Hey, all! Sorry it's been so long! I just got done staying with a family in Korixas (pronounced, "kori haas"), Namibia for three days, and it was RURAL. It was a farm, and they had a ton of goats and chickens and FLIES. The family I stayed with didn't know english, but they were wonderful people, and so hospitable to Serafina (my homestay partner) and me. The family lives off the land and just seems so happy that it didn't really dawn on me that they are living in poverty. They don't have running water or electricity, or anything that goes along with that (like a toilet and a phone), and they certainly did not have air conditioning. Listen to me-- I sound like such an American. The house was composed of a few dung huts with tin roofs that get SO hot during the day that you cannot sit in them when the sun's out. So you have to spend the entire day outside in the sun. Ok, more later! I have class now. Love.

In Namibia. Rural homestay today. No internet. More later.