The Real World Gaborone Episode 2

This is the true story of five strangers, picked to live in a house, work together and have their lives taped, to find out what happens when people stop being polite... and start getting real. This is the Real World, Gaborone.

We’ve got all the right characters (names have been changed to protect their privacy).

Jr. – a mid-20’s Toronto boy, born and bred. Accountant by trade. On this project to travel and try something different. Nurse/student girlfriend at home.

Trevor – an early 30’s guy from the Caribbean. Completed a number of these types of projects before in different countries. Single

Tina – a late 30’s/early 40’s Caribbean woman who has lived and worked with Trevor on projects in different countries. Single

Jenny – an early 30’s woman from Vancouver. Common-law Life partner at home.

And me. LuckyCdnGirl – From the TDot. Sweet dog and loveable fam at home. Accustomed to travel but never been to Africa!

Since episode one: not much has changed. We continue to work long days and play hard when we can… Jr’s girlfriend arrived for a one week visit earlier this week, so Trevor, Tina, Jenny and I have been holding down the fort at Casa Maria.

Walkin' around the neighbourhood

 Thursday night at Casa Maria...

Jenny and I sprawled out on the leather lazy boys in our tv room and watch the rest of the Internship…Jenny sipping on her favourite South African red, me, my new fave, gin and tonic… Finally, a peaceful night at Casa Maria.

We laugh at the easiness of the movie and wonder what Tina is going on about as she walks through the house mumbling things. The ease of our evening suddenly turns when we hear a knock at the door. We look at our phones. It’s just past 9pm. Who on earth is at the door?

An early morning meeting

Jenny heads to the front door and asks, “Hello? Who’s there?”

“It’s me Jeff.”

Our BOSS! WHAT?! WHAT is he doing at our house in the middle of the night…In the middle of OUR peaceful night?!

Tina hears us and heads down to help us out.

“Where’s the key,” Jenny asks.

(Casa Maria has about 5 billion doors, each with keys that unlock them from the INSIDE and out. We have six…YES, six keys to the front door and yet none of them are nearby.)

Tina runs back up to grab her key.

I go upstairs to find Trevor, “Get downstairs with us! It’s Jeff!”

“What the…” Jeff shakes his head and heads downstairs with me…

Finally we get the door open, and Jeff, his wife Cindy and their buddy, Johnny (who is doing creative work on the project) stroll in.

“We brought leftovers!” smiles Cindy…

We are all wondering what on earth is going on…when we realize, it truly isn’t as bad as we thought.

Trevor leaves for his 3 week trip home on Saturday (the girls in the house are devastated as we have NO idea how we’ll cope without our personal chef, driver, bodyguard, and big brother) and Jeff, Cindy and Johnny leave for a weekend trip tomorrow morning. They had just returned from dinner out thought they’d drop in to say their farewells to Trev (and apparently leave us with their butter chicken and naan leftovers).

Cut to later in the evening…

We’re hanging out in our upper lounge area at Casa Maria. There are crazy oversized chairs and a piano. The chairs are referred to as thrones and somehow there is GREAT wifi reception there…If I’m quiet and in the house, you will usually find me on “my throne”.

Tina, Trevor and I are discussing the next morning’s timing. We were pleased we had no 730am meetings and since the boss was going to be away…we were thinking we could have a little more time to sleep in… :)

Celebrating 100 days until the African Youth Games

“Ok Trevor, if we’re not leaving for the gym til 6am, I’ll wake you at 5” Tina says with a smile.

“WHAT? You need an hour before you go to the gym?” I ask.

“No! Tina, you’re nuts!” Trevor replies.

“Ok, 525am, that’s my last offer. Besides you need time to make my smoothie after you shower, “Tina smiles.

“What? You shower before you go the gym?!” I ask.

“Yeah, I do too,” says Tina.

At this point, Jenny, who was in her room, comes to join us, “Let me get this straight Tina. You shower before you go to the gym, when you get home from the gym…”

“Yes,” says Tina, “and when we get home from work and before I go to bed.”

“Four times!” Jenny exclaims… “Full disclosure time. At home I shower every other day!”

My mouth drops.

Trevor laughs and points at me, “Look at LuckyCdnGirl, she cannot believe you!”

Oh what you learn when people stop being nice…and start telling the truth! Haha!