Well, reluctantly our time at Isubilo has come to an end. Wed was graduation day for the class and after some rousing African singing in 4 part harmony which brought tears to our eyes, our class participants eagerly shared some of their more memorable moments from the program we had just completed. The sharing was a huge step, given the cultural differences of generally not participating in classroom discussion. Everyone was wanting to share what had impacted them most - from learning not to judge others and jump to conclusions to realizing that a weakness can be an overdone strength, to appreciating the learning taken from our bridge building activity or our swamp boards activity, it all brought tears to our eyes .... which is not something that usually happens at the end of a program! The team had truly bonded and we felt truly blessed.
Prior to our graduation ceremony we had lunch together with the class. Shannon and Claudia can now say that they have eaten nshima - a local staple made from mealie meal and eaten with your hands. No utensils for these Canadians! We quite enjoyed it.
We are now in Livingstone taking in the Victoria Falls and Zambezi River before Shannon leaves for home on Saturday and Claudia and Kristi leave for Capetown on Sunday and some further travels. Thanks to all for following along on our journey with us. Stay tuned as we will still be uploading some more pictures in the next few days.
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Claudia and Kristi - enjoy your safari in Botswana today. I'll be expecting pictures of the elephants!
Kristi - when you are back at Isubilo next week, remind Steven to study hard and remember me when he's president of Zambia some day! Give Chi Chi an extra hug for me!
Shannon
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