Sala sentle, Shorobe

Proof positive that I now speak some Setswana, here's the farewell speech I'll give for our group at our party in Shorobe tonight:

Dumelang bo-rra le bo-mma,
Baithuti ba SIT re eletsa go lo lebogela go re amogela mo motseng wa lona le mo malapeng a lona. Erile re goroga maloba, re amogetswe ka difatlhego tsi di galalelang le dipelo tse di bothitho. Re tswa ko mafatshe a mantsi, jaaka Amerika le Canada le Trinidad le Tobago, mme le re direle gore re nne jaaka batswana. Re ithutile go apaya mo molelo, go rwala emere ya metsi, go gama dikgomo, le go loga ditile, jalo-jalo. Lo dirile gore Shorobe a nne monate, mme re tlaa le gopola nako tsotlhe. Re itumelela go lo itse. Re a leboga thata.
Pula!!

It means:
We the students of SIT wish to thank you for welcoming us into your community and your homes. When we arrived a while ago, we were greeted by smiling faces and warm hearts. We come from many countries such as America, Canada, and Trinidad and Tobago, but you make us feel like Batswana. We learned to cook over a fire, to carry water on our heads, to milk cows, and to make bracelets, etc. Yu made Shorobe very nice and we will remember you at all times. We are happy to know you. Thank you very much.


Yep, we're leaving Shorobe tomorrow morning for excursion in the Kalahari. I will indeed be very sad to go! (But excited for the potential of lions and our lion-proof tents!)