Written by: Jordan Krauchek and Cliff Miyaji, Canadian SportWORKS Officers, Botswana We can’t believe it’s time to write our final blog post, and our time in Gaborone is almost over. Our 3-month practicum here in Gaborone felt ephemeral. This last month we finalized our LTAD framework, implementation plan, summary and recommendation documents. On November 18th, we […]

Written by: Cliff Miyaji and Jordan Krauchek, Canadian SportWORKS Officers Greetings from Gaborone! We’re just over halfway through our time in Botswana. Time feels like it is passing by very quickly.  We can still remember landing in Gaborone as if it were last week. We’ve had some fantastic experiences and memories during our short time here. Our […]

Written by: Cliff Miyaji and Jordan Krauchek Hello Everyone! Cliff and Jordan here. We are the new Canadian SportWORKS Officers in Gaborone, Botswana. Unfortunately, we had a rocky start to our trip; the airline lost Cliff’s luggage, while Jordan lost personal items in London. We had delayed flights which led to missed flights in addition to getting […]

Hello! I guess time really does fly when you’re having fun. As I am writing my final blog post it is hard to believe that my time here is almost up. These last few months have been incredible. I’ve seen some amazing sights, taken part in some amazing experiences, and learned so much about the […]

Written by: Eric Gratton, Canadian SportWORKS Officer Hello again! At this point I am a little over halfway through my time here and it sure has gone by fast. The past month has provided me with some amazing experiences, ones that I will certainly never forget. I’ve had the opportunity to see some more of […]

Dumelang metswalle! My name is Eric Gratton and I am the first Canadian SportWORKS Officer back in Botswana since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. I’ve been in Gaborone (Gabs) for a little over three weeks and I am adjusting well to the ways of life here. The first few days proved difficult as I […]

Hello! I can’t believe my time here in Botswana is almost over. As hard as it will be to leave I am excited to get home to spend the holidays with my family and start curling. This month I have been wrapping up my work on the review of the long-term athlete development models. It […]

Hello everyone! With my departure date in a couple of days, I don’t know where to start with my final blog post! How can you summarize such an incredible experience in just one page? November brought so many incredible experiences with work and our days offs. During work we have been contacting the National Sport […]

Hello! I can’t believe I’ve already hit the halfway point of my time in Botswana. We’re making progress on our reviews of the long-term athlete development models. My main focus has been on creating condensed versions of the models currently in place to serve as an aid to the full versions. The goal is to […]

Hello, Time has flown by these last two months! It’s crazy to think that I have just over 1 month left in this beautiful country. Since my last blog post we have been working on so many projects and meeting with so many people within the BNOC and around Gaborone . At the beginning of […]

Hello everyone! I can’t believe we’re over half-way through our practicum placement here. It has already been such an honour to represent the Commonwealth Games Canada while working with the Botswana National Olympic Committee. Since my last blog post, we have made significant progress with our Long-Term Athlete Development revisions. We’ve been working closely with […]

Hello, everyone! My name is Lindsay Lehr, I am one of the new SportWORKS Officers living in Botswana this Fall. Adriane, Lindee, and I have been here for over a month now and I think it’s safe to say we’re finally settling in! The Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) has tasked us with revising the […]

Dumela! (Hello) The first blog post, where do I even start.. After a 40 hour travel day through Frankfurt and Johannesburg, we finally made it! Botswana is such a beautiful country and everyone we have met so far are incredibly nice! We are getting into the swing of things with The Botswana National Olympic Committee. […]

Hello! It has been 3 weeks since I arrived here in Gabs and I can’t believe where time has gone. The 36 hours of travel to get here went well with the exception of a few delays in Toronto and Frankfurt. I came prepared for the heat, but the “cold” 25 degrees I arrived to […]

Dumela! It has been a couple of days since I arrived back to Canada and it just does not seem real. I wake up every morning and still think I am back in Gaborone. This has been one of the most rewarding and genuine experiences of my life and I could not be more thankful […]

Wow, am I ever going to miss Botswana. This truly has been one of the most authentic, challenging, beautiful, and rewarding adventures. An experience that has given me both personal and academic benefits. Personally, I’ve become someone who is no longer afraid to be alone, even on the other side of the world. Being away […]

Dumela,  I can’t believe I’m already on blog #3. It’s crazy how slow and fast this experience has been so far. Only 3 weeks left until I am back home, which is both exciting and sad. I have gained a true appreciation for this beautiful country, and can’t wait to come back soon.  I want […]

Dumela! The countdown is officially on! Another month has gone by here in Gaborone and it definitely felt like the quickest of them all. They say time flies when you are having fun, but I could not imagine it flying by this quickly. With just over 3 weeks left in Gaborone and I am trying […]

Dumela, Wow, where does the time go? It’s crazy to think that I have reached the halfway point of my trip already. I’m still getting used to my surroundings but finding my way around a lot easier than before. Every day consists of a new experience or adventure, that keeps me excited and happy to […]

Dumela! It seems crazy to think that I have been in Botswana for almost two months, time feels like it is flying by as I have started to settle in here in Gaborone. I am getting a feel for the city and the culture, from the food, some Setswana phrases and local slang, I think its […]

Dumela Tsala, (Hello Friends) Well, my first two weeks have come and gone. Needless to say, I am thankful I don’t have to travel 37 hours again…well at least for 3 months. To be honest, the first few days were not what I expected. Things felt uncomfortable and scary, which made it easy to miss […]

Written by: Joshua Fernandes Dumela! It has been almost three weeks since I arrived in Gaborone. As I begin to get into the swing of things, the days seem to go by quicker. My travel here went very smoothly as all my luggage arrived in Gaborone with me. When I arrived at the airport I […]

Concussion management is one of the most important components in sports development and injury prevention in rugby. In Botswana Paul and I were able to develop and complete a concussion management protocol for the BRU (Botswana Rugby Union). We constructed this protocol from our own knowledge learned in our degrees and were able to find […]

Dumela from Gabs, March has been another crazy month here in Gaborone! Paul and I are coming up close to wrapping up our time here in Botswana as well as our work with the BRU (Botswana Rugby Union). We have completed the full LTAD Framework (Long-Term Athletic Development) for the BRU and are now moving […]

Dumela! Another month is almost in the books and somehow March felt like the quickest of them all. I guess that is what being super busy will do to you. I only have two weeks left in Gaborone and I am trying to enjoy each day the best I can. Like I said, March was […]

With today being Commonwealth Day, I have decided to contribute with a short blog post. Being a Canadian SportWORKS Officer, I feel honoured to represent Commonwealth Games Canada (CGC) and help with achieving their brand promise of building a better Commonwealth through sport. As I am now in the final stretch of my internship, I […]

Dumela Everyone, When in Gaborone expect the unexpected and it will lead you down an amazing path of adventures.Two months have already flown by with many adventures and new friends made.Though the time is flying by the way of life in Gabs is very relaxed and a nice break from the crazy hustle back home. […]

Dumela! It is hard to believe that I have been in Botswana for almost two months. It feels like I have been living in fast forward since arriving. As Gandhi said there is more to life than increasing its speed and I am definitely embracing the slower, laidback way of life here in Africa. I […]

Dumela (Hi) from Gaborone, Botswana, where everyone says hi and greets one another with smiles and laughter on the streets. It is crazy to think that Paul and I arrived here in Gaborone only 3 weeks ago, the little time we have spent here has really flown by. At first, we were both nervous but […]

By: Paul Morra Dumela! It has been three weeks since Savannah and I touched down in Gaborone. The more settled in I have gotten, the faster time seems to go by! Unlike some of the past Queen Elizabeth Scholars, our travels were quite smooth. No major delays and no lost luggage. We were picked up from […]

By: Ashley Kosa Dumela friends! It has been a week since I have landed back in Canada and I can’t believe my time in Botswana has come to an end. I have had such an incredible time during this experience that will stay with me for the rest of my life. The final month was the […]

Dumela friends, It is hard to believe that yet another month has come and gone during my time in Botswana. I have now reached the half-way point on my journey of this internship. It is crazy how fast the time has flown by with my adventures in Botswana! This month has been busy as work […]

Greetings everyone! As October begins to wrap up, I can now take time to reflect on my experience in Botswana thus far. It amazes me how fast time can fly by during my stay here. With October ending, it now marks about the halfway point on my internship here. I have had some of the […]

Dumela! About 1 month has passed since I have arrived in the beautiful country of Botswana. It has been an incredible journey and an unforgettable experience so far! Due to a postponed flight, I had a 10 hour layover in Paris! The airline had given us all a hotel to stay in overnight and I took […]

Dumela (hello) everyone! It has been almost three weeks since Luke and I arrived in Gaborone, and we have been welcomed with open arms! I have been adjusting well to the local life and I am learning to keep cool in this warm weather, which I have been informed is quite cool for this time of […]

By: Matthew Leidl Dumela Friends, for the last time, My final week in Gabs has officially arrived and it’s almost that time where I begin the long journey back to Canada. I still cannot wrap my head around the fact that I just spent the last three and a half months completing my internship in […]

By: Matthew Leidl Dumela Friends, Another month has just about passed and it’s crazy to think that I am in the final few weeks of my internship here in Gabs. I have had so many great experiences both in and out of work, and will continue to make the most of my time left in […]

By: Matthew Leidl Dumela Friends, Well just like that I am around the half way mark of my international experience and time continues to fly by. It’s hard to believe that I will be home in less than two months! So far, this experience has taught me so much about the sport industry and has provided […]

By: Matthew Leidl Dumela friends, The month of May is coming to an end and it has now been around three weeks since I touched down on African soil in Gaborone, Botswana. So far it has been a great experience meeting new people and settling into a new culture. Everyone has welcomed me with open […]