1. Welcome to Botswana

2. Botswana

3. Hi Family,When I first arrived I saw allot but after Igot a map I saw exactly were I am. I amclose to the middle of Africa. To thenorth of Botswana, there is Zambia. Tothe south of Botswana, there is southAfrica. To the east of Botswana, there isZimbabwe. To the west of Botswana,there is Namibia. There are so manyanimals here like crocodiles, hippos,elephants, buffalo, and African fisheagles. Summer is from October to April,with temperature often above 100 (37). During the winter which lasts frommay to august temperatures belowfreezing. there are many deltas, rivers,plains, mountains, houses, lakes, androads. F C

4. delta river

5. Hi Family, some things that people do inBotswana are rock paintings, singing,dancing, and story telling. Did you knowthat religion does not effect the way theydress. They speak English and Setswana.But great Britten effected them whenBritten ruled them that is why theyspeak English and Setswana. Shopping isreally challenging where I am stayingbecause if the shop runs out ofsomething it is gone. People help unloadtrucks of supplies in the rural areas.Some types of foods are borotho-bread,metsi-water, nama-meat, mashi-milk,loungo-fruit, and dinotshe-honey. Somesports are football (soccer), softball,volleyball, tennis, and olympics.

6. lake mountains

7. Hi Family, the economy is almostlike ours they export diamonds,copper, nickel, and beef. There issome history about how Brittenruled them. Britten ruled themunder the British rule. They ruledBotswana in an indirect way. ButBotswana gained independencepeacefully. Botswana gainedindependence in 1966. SouthAfrican governments sought tohave the territories transferred.They have a multiparty system andyou must be at least 30 years old torun for president.

9. Hi Family, Malaria, and sleepingsickness are found in the north.Botswana currently faces adevastating HIV/AIDS epidemicone-fourth of the adult populationis infected. The president now inBotswana is Lt General Khama.

10. African fish eagle