The main difficultly I encountered while I'm Botswana was the fact that I was told I was going to be able to communicate with my family on a weekly basis. Once I made it to the homestay (the second week of the program) I found out I wasn't supposed to be im contact with my family at all. I ended up getting in contact with through my host sister's cell phone and later my iPod with FaceTime when we stayed at a hotel but other than that I had no contact at all. If I had known that I wouldn't be in contact with them then I would be fine, but I was under the pretense that I would be. Other than that I had an amazing time in Botswana! The program was an amazing experience that will follow me for the rest of my life. My host family was a little difficult to talk with because of the language barrier, but we managed with pointing. My group was amazing and they were like a second family to me. The group leaders were helpful, but they didn't butt in to our decisions, which was nice. All in all, I wish I could do this again.
What would you improve about this program?
I really can't think of anything to change. Maybe make the safari a little longer but other than that it was perfect.
