This is a supplemental post by Rebekah's parents. We had our first real chance to talk to Rebekah early Saturday morning. Technology is a wonderful thing when it works. Rebekah made use of Skype to talk to us via internet with her computer. It was truly amazing because even the web cameras on both computers worked so we could actually see each other. Spent over an hour talking about all sorts of things.
She had been at Swakomond which is located on the coast. She told us it was a long 10 hour drive to get there. We asked her if there where very many towns that she passed through and she said no. They went through maybe 6 towns and about half of them we deserted. Every where she looked there was nothing but sand and huge sand dunes. Rebekah said she now understands why everyone drives so fast on the roads it is because it is so desolate.
We asked her what type of food she has been eating and she said there have been lots of meals with chicken and beef, which is a big change from having rice and beans when she was in Uganda. The one thing she that is missing is readily available fruit. It is hot and dry so growing fruits and vegetables are hard to come by.She is still hoping to see Victoria Falls and hopefully tour a game preserve before the end of her stay there.
Dear Rebekah - Have thought about you a lot. Read your up-dates from the last couple of days. Quite interesting. With all the sand you won't want to go to the beach this summer. The school situation sounds rather disorganized at times. We are sure you are making a contribution - Stay well and safe. We will follow your blog until we leave for our trip to Europe in two weeks. Love - Grandma and Grandpa "H"
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