The two official languages are Setswana and English. However, there are many tribal languages such as Kalanga, Kgalagadi, Mbukushu and Ndebele. Depending on what part of the country you are in, you will find people who only speak the tribal languages.
The currency here is called Pula. In Setswana, the name also means "rain," which is a blessing for the farms and crops. It is also rare to have consistent rain because we are in a desert. The bank notes are very colorful and each have a picture of a president's face on it, just like ours! For anything below 10 pula, we use coins. Lastly, Botswana uses Thebe which is the same as our "cents."
A bottle of water usually costs around 11 pula.
This may not be a meal, but the my favorite things to eat at the moment are guavas. They grow on my host family's trees here and I eat them almost daily!
This week I listened to a lot of amapiano which is music made by Batswana and South Africans. My favorite song right now is "Call Me" by TorQue.
