The University..Campus

The school i attend is the University of Botswana. About 15,500 students call this place their school.  The campus has a gate surrounding the entire campus however it is considered open to the public.  The school opened in 1964.  

The motto of the school is Thuto Ke Thebe. It means, Education is a shield. I disagree with this statement, but I do like the saying.  The picture on the left is the old crest. The new crest is on the sign above.

The university doesn't have a lot of real grass. The fake grass is visibly fake, but it gives the university a nice touch.  The campus also kind of reminds me of a maze. Because of the heat, there are paths that have roofs over them so you can walk in the shade for a little while. There isn't a lot of natural shade, so any chance to get away from the sun is nice.  The buildings often form squares, and are numbered. For instance, I have a class in Block 252 room C116.  You'd think that because of this they would be numbered in accordance to each other. This is not the case. My dorm is block 480 and block 479 is on the opposite side of campus. I am thinking that they are numbered in the order they were made.

The ground primarily is made up of dirt/sand. My feet are always really dirty once I get back to my room because i wear flip flops and the sand always gets in them.  The majority of the trees aren't oak trees and don't offer a lot of protection from the sun.  



           Below are just some pictures from around campus, with a quick description of the buildings i know

This is the business building, where business students take their classes. TADA

     This is the student center, I call it the Student Union. Inside is 2 places to get food (Food Town, and another place I forgot the name of), a souvenir shop ( you can buy UB shirts and stuff), a bookstore, a convenience store, and a bunch of other stuff including the International office, where I spent an 1 hour and 1/2 waiting for a print out of my schedule.

I don't know what this building is. But it is pretty!







Lastly, I will leave you with this picture of the sunset that I took!