After a 14 hour flight from NYC to Johannesburg, an 8 hour layover, and a 40 minute flight to Gaborone, we have all safely arrived in Botswana. All of our luggage arrived with us, and we had no problems along the way! Besides being totally exhausted, it has been a smooth trip!
Also, we started out the trip right by being on the plane with some sort of public officials or diplomats. They were welcomed at the airport with a red carpet lined with some vases of flowers. (We considered the possibility that these were really to welcome us, however.) There was also a large group of women waiting to welcome them -- wearing red uniform outfits. Quite a lot of fanfair for our first 5 minutes in Botswana!
All is well! Tomorrow, we are meeting our University of Botswana buddies. We have been paired with other students so that they can help be our guides to a new place. It should be a great experience to make some friends and explore the city with people who know it best. For now, sleep!
Julianne resting during the long layover in the Johannesburg airport!
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