Mulashani! Hello!
We are finally here in Ndola after, what started out to be, an uneventful trip yesterday. Kristi warned us about "how things work" in Africa, and we were able to experience it first-hand at the Ndola airport. Missing luggage= an hour of discussion, a dot-matrix printer, and DOS operating system; this had us worried, but we are happy to report, we found the missing bag today! Rental car= one remaining car on the lot, steering wheel on the right, and driving on the left-hand side of the road with manual transmission! Again, happy to report that Kristi is a star and has us flying down the Mushili road, leaving a cloud of red dust behind us! Money= 3 different bank machines to get 600 000 Kwacha (Howie, better transfer some money to the Visa...don't worry, 4000 Kwacha= 1 USD).
Our first official adventure began with the Zambian Tradeshow, where we saw lots of local crafts as well as some authentic music and dancing. Then off to Koloko, where we found ourselves lost. Claudia saved the day when she spotted some "musungu" (white people) off in the distance (volunteers that are actually staying at the farm with us). We were able to see the new Lifespring school and enjoy time with some of the local children- our photos say it all. It's been an amazing day:)
Until our next entry, "mwende bueno" (go well)
2 comments:
Claudia...the freezer fits in Scott's Focus!!
It sounds like you are using your problem solving skills. I hope you are having fun.
Melanie Rempel
So glad to hear that you arrived safely! Give some of those beautiful children hugs from me.
Take care,
T.
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