Mogobane part 2

Hey everyone! So I just left my first homestay in Mogobane yesterday afternoon and I start my next homestay in Gaborone tomorrow (yikes!). This next homestay is in the major city so it will be the most urban homestay of my study abroad experience. I'm excited to meet my new family, but its also nerve-racking to jump right back into another stranger's home. Let me tell you more about Mogobane and hopefully answer some questions. The houses that the residents live in are actually pretty nice, but very basic. In my house there was a living room with a tv and a couch, a small kichen, and about 3 bedrooms. There were no bathrooms in my house, but there was a place nearby where I could use a small tub for washing off twice a day. I was fortunate enough to get my own room, which was a decent size and actually had two beds. While my room was nice, I did have a lot of trouble sleeping. Mogobane is quite hot and our house was not air conditioned. The simple solution would be to just sleep on top of the bed, but then I would be easy dinner for the unlimited supply of mosquitos that loved to party in my room. So my choice was either to get under the covers and sweat off gallons of water to avoid bug bites or sleep at a more tolerable temperature and get feasted on. I usually chose to sleep under the covers, listening to the loud buzz of mosquitos flying around my room and often right above the sheets. While I was able to avoid the bites from the mosquitos pretty well, I have not escaped being uncomfortably itchy as I have developed a rash starting last Saturday. I and one other girl on the trip continually got worse since a hike we took on Friday, so we went to a private hospital in the city to get things checked out. According to the doctor we either have an allergy to a plant or we are reacting to a bug bite. We were given a big shot of hydrocortizone and a perscription for claritin and an antibiotic. So far the rash hasn't progressed as quickly since then and some of the initial rash has gone away, but some new itchy spots have continued to pop up. I'm crossing my fingers that it will disappear now that I am in a more urban area. Dress is pretty mixed in the village. The older mma's will wear some version of a skirt or dress and sometimes a head-wrap. They often wear the same outfit 2-3 days in a row and then switch. The younger people wear more modern clothes, like shorts, jeans, or short skirts and a tank top. I generally wore a longer skirt and a t-shirt because I think it pleased the older residents. To get to school I would walk every morning for about 30 minutes. You can catch a kombi (bus/van) a the opposite end of the village to travel out of Mogobane, but there isn't any transportation available in the village. Some families had a beat-up car, but mine did not. I think that answers some of the questions; if you have any more please let me know. Just another exciting tib-bit that I'll throw in there- on Monday I tracked white rhinos by foot and I got super close to 3 of them! Love you all!