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Botswana: University Immersion in Southern Africa

Gaborone, Botswana

Field trips

Field trips, both local and to other parts of Botswana, are an integral part of the academic program. Among the excursions typically planned are:

  • A weekend trip to Johannesburg, South Africa
  • A week-long trip to Maun, near the Okavango Delta in the north
  • A visit to the Jwaneng diamond mine

Participants may also travel as a group to many parts of the country, including the cities of Francistown, Molepolole, and Maun. Victoria Falls (Zambia side) and the Tsodilo Hills are other regions of interest.

These trips allow students to observe the country's mixed economy, urban and rural contrasts, historical sites, and varied ecological zones - from the largest wetlands in Africa (the Okavango Delta) to the Kalahari Desert.

Botswana: University Immersion in Southern Africa

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Laura Eberly The ACM Botswana program presented me with an array of experiences which, from the phenomenal to the mundane, challenged my understanding of development, Africa, people, and myself. I appreciated equally opportunities to meet current and former presidents and listen to federal budget presentations and the opportunities to ride khombis and to work side by side with Batswana women discussing and laughing about clients and husbands in mixed English and Setswana. I alternately cherished and struggled with the slow pace of life, the subtle, roundabout conversations, and the overwhelming heat, but through these transformations confronted serious questions about research, international development, my involvement in different communities, the political and social systems of my own country, and the intricacies of friendship. It was an extraordinary journey.

—Laura Eberly, Botswana, Spring 2008

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