Photos by a Foreigner

Below: taken at Heathrow airport, while reclining in a curvy red couch during my 9-hr layover.
Above: my first glimpse of Africa! Flying from Heathrow to Johannesburg overnight, morning dawned as we flew over Botswana, where I captured this lovely sunrise.
Below: Welcome to Maru-a-Pula! A mural gracing the first wall you see as you drive in past the gate. This sculpture/mural is only a couple of years old.

Above, the girls' boarding house - GBH. Not too glamorous, but comfortable enough.
Below, the cafeteria. Each day there is a vegetarian option, but, surprisingly to me, considering the growing season in Africa, hardly any fruit. Perhaps a continual water shortage has something to do with the lack of fruit...

Above: The front of Maitisong, the cultural center of Gaborone located at MaP. Unfortunately, the stage decorations from the arangetram are gone. I sat in the "pit".
Below: the upper portion of Maitisong.
Above: Exterior view of the library.
Below: Interior of the library.
Above: The marimba room.
Below: The bass marimba...note the huge gourd resonators!

Above: The lead soprano marimba, which I have been playing most. I had my first lesson with the marimba teacher today, and learned a lot - although whether I will remember it tomorrow is questionable!