Ringo Goes to Africa: ONE WHOLE DOLLAR (or about 5,000 Zambian Kwacha)

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May 20, 2005

ONE WHOLE DOLLAR (or about 5,000 Zambian Kwacha)

Per Joyce's request, all of these things will cost you roughly kw 5,000 OR LESS:

-loaf of bread
-a rubber (get your mind out of the gutter, I mean long pieces of rubber to tie things to your bicycle)
-a cheap pen
-enough rape to feed a family of 12
-10 minutes on the internet (but don't forget that I only get paid $5 a day)
-two Zambian newspapers (and yes, there are more than 2 national rags)
-a crappy chitenge (more on that later)
-a soda in a can
-a beer (Zambian of course)
-5 apples
-chips (french fries)
-a meat pie
-a samosa
-3 bags of hair (for a nice weave or braids)
-admission to the local "sports club" (a bunch of white and Indian guys)
-laundry detergent
-a bar of soap
-a broom
-a pair of flop flops (otherwise known as pata patas)
-1 minute of talk time on your Zam cell phone
-a handmade basket
-15 condoms (since your mind was in the gutter anyway)

Ok, and that's some stuff you can buy for a dollar here in Zambia. I will honor all requests for posts or lists of stuff or whatever, if only you ask! Take care!

Posted by ringo at May 20, 2005 3:03 PM

Comments

How much is a toaster oven?

Posted by: marcia at May 22, 2005 6:25 PM

Well, that sounds like a trip to the Dollar Store...except for the basket: $1 is a really good deal! CBS Evening News says 120 Harvard grads & 12% Yale grads signed up for Teach for America; Peace Corps volunteering is up 80%!!! They're calling them (are you up for a label?) the "9-11 Generation." I've adopted the word "pata patas" - appropriate and cute. Tonga?

Posted by: Joyce at May 25, 2005 2:27 AM

Yeah, but how much is rent? I'm trying to figure out how far my savings will go over there.

Posted by: Jen at May 26, 2005 5:09 PM